Which of these sentences from “with a little from my friends” contains a metaphor?

a. my life became one long-running oprah show, minus the free luxury accommodations in chicago, and oprah.
b. any unsuspecting american who asked my father a question received, as a bonus, a lecture on the successful history of the petroleum industry in iran.
c. i tried my best to be a worthy representative of my homeland, but, like a hollywood celebrity relentlessly pursued by paparazzi, i sometimes got tired of the questions.
d. often kids tried to be funny by chanting, "i ran to i-ran, i ran to i-ran."

dramatic irony occurs when the reader/audience knows more about a character's situation than the character does. the one main effect is that it gives the reader a sense of superiority, or detached superiority. the reader not only seemingly discovers what is revealed, but feels superior for doing so.

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)

man vs. nature - first choice

everett ross tried the pasta but liked the soup more