How does the poet show that the speaker has a sympathetic view of Sam in "The Cremation of Sam McGee"? After Sam asks the speaker to make him a promise, the speaker says, "[Sam] seemed so low that I couldn't say no." The speaker observes that in the harsh cold that everyone felt, "the only one to whimper was Sam McGee." The speaker considers his obligation to keep his promise to Sam and says, "in my heart, how I cursed that load." The speaker notes that not long before his death, "[Sam] raved all day of his home in Tennessee."

A. After Sam asks the speaker to make him a promise, the speaker says, "[Sam] seemed so low that I couldn't say no."

Explanation:

In the poem, the speaker tells about his sojourn with Sam McGee in the freezing cold in Canada. Sam knew he was going to die because the cold was freezing him to the bones. So he made the speaker promise to cremate him since he feared the icy grave.

The speaker sympathized with him when he noted his appearance, which he observed as being so low. He apparently felt pity for him after observing his failing health.

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)

answer: e

explanation: