What is the effect of structure on the poem "sonnet 55" by william shakespeare? a. the rhythm and rhyme scheme soothe the reader and create a festive mood. b. the rhythm and rhyme scheme suggest that the speaker's feelings about the subject are uncertain. c. the iambic pentameter and rhyme scheme give the poem an apprehensive, wary tone. d. the strict rhyme scheme and rhythm of iambic pentameter create a confident tone.

The effect of structure on the poem "Sonnet 55" by William Shakespeare is option D. The strict rhyme scheme and rhythm of iambic pentameter create a confident tone.

D.The strict rhyme scheme and rhythm of iambic pentameter create a confident tone.

All of Shakespeare's sonnets have a specific rhyme scheme and are written in iambic pentameter. In this specific sonnet, Shakespeare is telling about the subject of his poem, a deceased friend, will live in immortality because of the sonnet. It is a type of literary immortality. By writing about his friend, Shakespeare allows his memory to live forever in the poem. He will be remembered and live on in the reader's minds every time someone reads the poem.  This poem is not written in a festive mood, because he is not celebrating the death of his friend. He is also very confident in his feelings so options B and C are also wrong.

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)