Which of the following structural elements best supports the interpretation that the rain is a powerful force in the narrator’s life?

a. the trochees and the iambic pentameter

b. the uneven meter in the lines and enjambment

c. the onomatopoeia and the couplet

d. the alternating rhyme and the meter

e. the dactyls and the half-rhymes

B. the uneven meter in the lines and enjambment

Explanation:

There are two ideas to this question, one which answer choices are structural elements and two which answer choices interpret that the rain is a powerful force.

A.the trochees and the iambic pentameter

The poem includes different types of meters.

B.the uneven meter in the lines and enjambment

The poem includes irregular meter because beats do not evenly divide into groups. The pauses that go beyond the lines, enjambment, describe the rain.

C.the onomatopoeia and the couplet

The rain is used to create a vivid image of the storm, but onomatopoeia is sound not a structural element.

D.the alternating rhyme and the meter

The meter in the poem is uneven through out.

E.the dactyls and the half-rhymes

I cannot find half-rhymes in this poem.

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explanation:

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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)