Read the sentence.
the harsh wind scoured the scant remaining leaves from the trees, and a desolate landscape remained in its wake.
the underlined portion of the sentence is
a coordinating conjunction.
a dependent clause.
an independent clause.
a subordinating conjunction.

I believe the answer to your question is an independent clause

The underlined portion of the sentence is an independent clause.

An independent clause refers to a clause that can stand alone as a sentence. An independent clause, like all clauses, contains a subject and verb. When there are no dependent clauses in the same sentence as an independent clause, the independent clause is a simple sentence.

An independent clause does not need to be joined to any other clauses, because it has all the information necessary to be a complete sentences.

the difference between an explicit and implicit meaning is that the explicit meaning of a poem is that the detail is exactly defined. nothing is left to interpretation. an implicit meaning is an implied meaning. kabir's poetry is both explicit and implicit in that it can be interpreted on different levels. the explicit meaning leaves nothing to interpretation while the implicit meaning leaves lots open to interpretation. an example of this is found in the poem "rumi and the spiritual lover". 

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)