No! i am not prince hamlet, nor was meant to be; am an attendant lord, one that will do to swell a progress, start a scene or two, advise the prince; no doubt, an easy tool, deferential, glad to be of use, politic, cautious, and meticulous; full of high sentence, but a bit obtuse; at times, indeed, almost ridiculous— almost, at times, the fool. i grow old . . i grow old . . i shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled. which sentence best analyzes the poet's use of allusion in this passage? a. the speaker compares himself to "an easy tool" to illustrate how easily he can be manipulated. b. the speaker mentions "the fool" to show how he realizes his own self-worth and asserts himself. c. the speaker refers to the bible to convey the idea that people should live in the moment because life is short. d. the speaker mentions hamlet to show how he comes to terms with indecision and makes a stand.

The speaker mentions Hamlet to show how he comes to terms with indecision and makes a stand.

Explanation:

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)

do you have a copy of the poem?