Read the excerpt from "Surrendering by Ocean Vuong. Which statement best describes how the author's use
of syntax contributes to the tone of this excerpt?
One early-spring afternoon, when I was in fourth grade,
we got an assignment in language-arts class: we had
two weeks to write a poem in honor of National Poetry
Month. Normally, my poor writing abilities would excuse
me from such assignments, and I would instead spend
the class mindlessly copying out passages from books
I'd retrieved from a blue plastic bin at the back of the
room. The task allowed me to camouflage myself; as
long as I looked as though I were doing something
smart, my shame and failure were hidden.
The author uses repetition to emphasize an event
that occurred and to create a bitter tone.
O The author uses longer sentence construction to
slow the pace of the reader and to create a
remorseful tone
O The author uses parallelism to help the reader
understand a life-changing moment and to create a
wretched tone.
O The author uses various punctuation marks to
indicate pauses and to create a passionate tone.

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)

"a" because he is appealing to logic as oppose to appealing to the audience's emotions.