Bartleby, the Scrivener by Herman Melville (excerpt)
Ginger Nut, the third on my list, was a lad some twelve years old. His father was a carman, ambitious of seeing his son on the bench instead of a cart
before he died. So he sent him to my office, as student at law, errand boy, cleaner and sweeper, at the rate of one dollar a week. He had a little desk
to himself, but he did not use it much. Upon inspection, the drawer exhibited a great array of the shells of various sorts of nuts. Indeed, to this quick-
willed youth, the whole noble science of the law was contained in nutshell
... For the first time in my life a feeling of overpowering stinging melancholy seized me. Before, Thad never experienced aught but a not unpleasing
sadness. The bond of a common humanity now drew me irresistibly lo gloom.
Select the correct answer.
Which sentence in this excerpt from Herman Melville's "Barleby, the Scrivener best exhibits the use of verbal irony?
A
Before, I had never experienced aught bul a not unpleasing sadness.
OB. Upon inspection, the drawer exhibited a great array of the shells of various sorts of nuts. Indeed, to this quick willed youth,
the whole noble science of the law was contained in a nutshell.
Oc. So he sent him to my office, as student at law, errand boy, cleaner and sweeper, at the rate of one dollar a week.
Op. For the first time in my life a feeling of overpowering Stinging melancholy seized me.

the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.

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)