Read the following excerpt from the way to rainy mountain by n. scott
momaday:
i do not speak kiowa, and i never understood her prayers,
but there was something inherently sad in the sound, some
merest hesitation upon the syllables of sorrow. she began
in a high and descending pitch, exhausting her breath to
silence; then again and again-and always the same
intensity of effort, of something that is, and is not like
urgency in the human voice. transported so in the dancing
light among the shadows of her room, she seemed beyond
the reach of time
which phrase in the passage most strongly contributes to its overall tone?
a. high and descending pitch

b. syllables of sorrow

c. transported in the dancing light

d. always the same intensity

B. syllables of sorrow

Explanation:

Navarre Scott Momaday's "The Way to Rainy Mountain" (1969) is a folkore book about Scott's Kiova's ancestors. In this specific paragraph, the author is talking about her grandmother. The last time N. Scott saw her grandmother, she was praying at nigh in their ritual style.

These lines are about her prayers, which the author could not understand, but he did know that the prayers were about many sufferings and hope she had seen in her life. The tone of the paragraph is sad. The phrase "Syllables of sorrow" strongly contributes to the overall sad tone of this passage.

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)

b

explanation: