Which statement best explains how effectively the passage uses vivid description? The stars danced and twinkled before me like brilliant ballerinas on the sky's stage. My hammock swung gently in the evening breeze. Somehow I had managed to position it so I had a perfect view of the inky night sky. Lying there, listening to the crickets and frogs sing their duets, I let the stress of the past year slip away with the breeze. My lungs drank deep from the forest air, and I exhaled, encouraging my body to relax and enjoy this much-needed rest. A shooting star blazed across the black canvas. I breathed out a quiet wish. Next year would be better, . . .

A.
The vivid description is effective, because it creates a sense of beauty that reflects the narrator's renewed sense of hope.

B.
The vivid description is effective, because it creates tension that shows how the narrator will have to face a conflict with nature.

C.
The vivid description is not effective, because it creates a relaxed mood that clashes with the narrator's need to take action.

D.
The vivid description is not effective, because it creates a peaceful tone that conflicts with the narrator's sense of sadness about past failures.

d. pushing his plate away from the edge of the table idk what the other guy was trying to

i think the answer is c

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

im just here for the points

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