Read the passage from “the caged bird.”
the free bird thinks of another breeze
and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees
and the fat worms waiting on a dawn bright lawn
and he names the sky his own
what are the connotative meanings of sighing, as used in the poem? check all that apply.
longing
sadness
relaxation
exhaling
peacefulness
breathing

Peacefulness and relaxation

Explanation:

The imagery and the setting in the excerpt convey how the bird, the protagonist, is feeling inside. The lines " The free bird thinks of another breeze" and "and he names the sky his own” expresses the bird's ability to freely think and dream on new things, and the confidence and self-assurance that he has to the point that he claims that the sky is his belonging. This state of renewal, peace, hope, and relaxation is also conveyed through the description of the settings "and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees" (The word "sighing" conveys that the trees are relaxed and at peace, just like the bird is) " and the fat worms waiting on a dawn bright lawn" (The fat worms are looking forward to the future, with hope, dreaming on something, just like the bird is).

alright, so here, the author clearly thinks that flooding the canyon was a bad idea and is showing bias against 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)