Which statement about iambic meter is true? each foot consists of two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable. each foot consists of one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable. each foot consists of three consecutive stressed syllables. each foot consists of one unstressed followed by a stressed syllable.

Each foot consists of one unstressed followed by a stressed syllable.

Explanation:

An iambic meter refers to lines of poetry containing iambs. An iamb is a metrical foot (a group of two or three syllables) that has one UNSTRESSED syllable followed by a STRESSED syllable. For example, the word remark is an example of an iamb because re is an unstressed syllable and mark is a stressed syllable, that is to say, it is pronounced louder, with more emphasis.

Other examples of iamb are belong, destroy, delay, portray, describe and attain.

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)