What is the theme of this poem?

"there is no secret"

there is no secret to my name

no myth that i should hide,

there is no password or code,

it’s not as solid as ice,

it doesn’t drift upon the wind,

or float the sea with ease,

there is no rhyme or reason,

no melody to sing.

it does not give me special power,

nor does it weaken me,

it does not label me or have much meaning,

it’s really not a thing.

my name is here like a shadow,

to give me a blanket of existence,

shelter me,

feed me,

clothe me,

i do not complain.

boo or hiss like the rain,

but smile like steel

to show the me inside the beast,

proud i’ll be of my name.

I think this poem is about wanting to be needed or loved; That maybe they arent appreciated enough in life by people and by saying "there is no secret to my name" they are saying that they come as they are with no secrets or surprises. They hide no secrets, and there is no "password" to there heart.

Hope this helps chu

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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)