Part A
Select a song that you like and scan the lyrics, noting the rhyme scheme and meter. Then, respond to these questions:

What rhyme scheme and meter do the lyrics have? Is it a set meter, or does it vary?
How do you think the song type (rap, hip-hop, pop, country, etc.) influences the kind of meter it has?
Would you expect to find a similar rhyme scheme and meter in other songs in this genre?
If you recited the song lyrics as you would a poem, would it have the same rhythm and meter as it does as a song?
Does putting the lyrics to the musical arrangement alter the spoken rhythm of the words?

Part B
Write a four-line stanza of your own that would go well with music. After you write the stanza, answer these questions:

What rhyme scheme and meter does your poem have?
How do those qualities help express the meaning of the poem?
What genre of music do you see your poem fitting into?
In what ways is the musical genre you envision connected to the rhyme scheme and meter that you chose?

Explanation:The song that I choose is Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran.

#1 The scheme that the song use in each stanza is ABAB. 

#2 It's an acoustic song about love and I think the song is influenced by the emotion of the writer.

#3 Yes, but different in tempo and beat in musical chores

#4 Nope, Singing is not the same on how you read a poem

#5Yes it may vary on the beat and drops of music chores

The song that I choose is Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran.

#1 The scheme that the song use in each stanza is ABAB.

#2 It's an acoustic song about love and I think the song is influenced by the emotion of the writer.

#3 Yes, but different in tempo and beat in musical chores

#4 Nope, Singing is not the same on how you read a poem

#5Yes it may vary on the beat and drops of music chores

Explanation:

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)

when alex falls for the charming new boy at school, cole -- a handsome, funny, sports star who adores her - she can't believe she's finally found her soul who truly loves and understands her.  

at first, alex is blissfully happy. sure, cole seems a little jealous of her relationship with her close friend zack, but what guy would want his girlfriend spending all her time with another boy? as the months pass, though, alex can no longer ignore cole's small put-downs, pinches, or increasingly violent threats.  

as alex struggles to come to terms with the sweet boyfriend she fell in love with and the boyfriend whose "love" she no longer recognizes, she is forced to choose -- between her "true love" and herself.

explanation: