Which line from "forgetfulness" best contributes to a humorous tone? a. decided to retire to the southern hemisphere of the brain b. whatever it is you are struggling to remember c. no wonder the moon in the window seems to have drifted d. well on your own way to oblivion where you will join those

The poem by Billy Collins describes how a person forgets certain stuff, generally considered with learning. The author introduces the novel as an example that how it is going to be forgotten piece by piece after certain times. Applying personification in the third stanza in the example of planets and irony in the last stanza where the author concludes that the memory is bound to forget even if you try to remember and not to forget. The lines  the memories you used to harbor  decided to retire to the southern hemisphere of the brain, have got a humorous tone. The author makes an humorous reference to the memory and recalling function of the left brain that it is no longer functioning anymore. The correct answer is A.  

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)

the italian poet francesco petrarch did! (: