Which statement best explains why "the lady's dressing room" is satirical?
a. the poem impresses the importance of following proper victorian courting rituals.

b. the poem scorns male dominance, a prevalent practice during the time period.

c. the speaker of the poem exaggerates the filth left behind by a lady.

d. the speaker of the poem uses metaphorical language to create poetic format

The statement that best explains why "The Lady's Dressing Room" is satirical is The poem ridicules a woman's beauty by pointing out what filth is left behind when she beautifies herself.

Explanation:

In “The Lady's Dressing Room,”by Jonathan Swift, we have a satirical description of femininity, this poem tells the events when Strephon sneaks into his lover Celia's dressing room to discover that it is a dirty and disorganized place, it makes fun of women for pretending to be perfect and man believing it.

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)

d. cassius cannot believe that a weakling like caesar has become so great.