Regarding the nature of drama, which statement is false?
a. drama is meant to present a story through action and dialog.
b. modern dramas, such as films, are not structured in the manner of stage plays.
c. drama is like poetry, in that it is meant to been seen and heard.
d. in reading drama, some elements have to be imagined by the reader.

Drama refers to a genre or a style of writing in literature. It is a piece of literary work which is presented in contemporary times by actors to its audience or presented on a stage. Drama is further categorized into tragedies, comedies, and tragicomedies which involves further subdivision.

The nature of the drama involves:

Therefore, a drama should provide a collective experience by presenting conflict, action, resolution, and crisis of the story. Hence, regarding the nature of drama, statement which is false is B. Modern dramas, such as films, are not structured in the manner of stage plays.

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)