Which statement most accurately describes how the language in the essay serves gandhi’s purpose?

a. by using informal language, gandhi creates a humorous tone, which shows his attitude toward the subject matter.

b. by using sarcasm, gandhi attempts to poke fun at the railway’s attempt at providing services, which intensifies the mood.

c. by using hyperbole, gandhi emphasizes the dire situation for third-class train passengers, which garners sympathy.

d. by using figures of speech gandhi readers understand why he chose to ride in third class, which engages readers.

C. By using hyperbole, Gandhi emphasizes the dire situation for third-class train passengers, which garners sympathy.

Explanation:

The point of Ghandi's description of the conditions in the third-class compartment on a train is to get the audience to sympathize with the readers. He over exaggerates slightly to make his point that third-class passengers suffer deplorable conditions. He does not use sarcasm or informal language to make his point. The railway is not really trying to provide any services other than transportation to the third-class passengers and Gandhi's choice to ride in third class is not to engage readers, but rather to make them aware of the conditions.

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)

c. to depict the cunningness of the federal soldiers