1. what is the difference between the way dylan thomas and alfred, lord tennyson use figurative language to describe death? write a detailed response at least one paragraph in length. begin with a topic sentence and be sure to include specific examples from the poems. this question is for people who have read and examined the following poems: do not go gentle into that good night - by dylan thomas the charge of the light brigade - by alfred, lord tennyson

In Dylan Thomas’s poem, “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night”, He is telling his father to try to fight death. “Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” When Dylan Thomas wrote, “dying of the light”, he was referring to death. He also writes, “Do not go gentle into that good night,” This means that he is telling readers to deny death, and don’t go without a without a fight. He uses imagery to paint a picture in the reader’s head. 
In Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s poem, “The Charge of The Light Brigade”, He is telling a story to the readers. He is telling how the Light Brigade went into war. In the poem, he says, “Shattered and sundered. They rode back, but not, not the six hundred.” He is saying that men died in the war, and because of that, there are less than six hundred. The readers have a sense of anxiousness as Alfred, Lord Tennyson puts the battle into war. While Dylan Thomas’s poem, it is all about fighting death. In Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s poem, it is somewhat accepting death. 

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)