Read the excerpt from "the gift of the magi." where she stopped the sign read: "mme. sofronie. hair goods of all kinds." one flight up della ran, and collected herself, panting. madame, large, too white, chilly, hardly looked the "sofronie." "will you buy my hair? " asked della. "i buy hair," said madame. "take yer hat off and let’s have a sight at the looks of it." down rippled the brown cascade. "twenty dollars," said madame, lifting the mass with a practised hand. madame sofronie’s character is most developed through direct characterization, using her words and feelings. indirect characterization, using her thoughts and action. direct characterization, describing her physical appearance. indirect characterization, describing her personality.

Direct characterization, describing her physical appearance.

Explanation:

In this passage, we learned the most about Mme. Sofronie by the descriptions we have of her physical appearance. We learn that Mme. Sofronie is "large," "too white" and "chilly." We also learn that she does not look like a "Sofronie." The reference is most likely due to Sofronie being a saint in the Romanian Orthodox Church. Therefore, all of these clues indicate that Mme. Sofronie is not a kind or likeable woman.

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)

the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.