Which words in this excerpt from Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" indicate that it is a work of gothic literature? It [the tree] was connected with the tragical story of the unfortunate André, who had been taken prisoner hard by; and was universally known by the name of Major André's tree. The common people regarded it with a mixture of respect and superstition, partly out of sympathy for the fate of its ill-starred namesake, and partly from the tales of strange sights and doleful lamentations told concerning it. As Ichabod approached this fearful tree, he began to whistle; he thought his whistle was answered–it was but a blast sweeping sharply through the dry branches.

Superstition, strange sights, fearful tree, dry branches.

Explanation:

Gothic literature or Gothic fiction is a genre of literature that includes fiction and death, horror, or eerie feelings in the story. It presents a supernatural setting or a feeling of dread and even frightening scenes which are to make the readers in full suspense mode. They give an atmosphere of gloomy feeling and the sense that something unnatural is present.

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving is one such type of Gothic literature. This story relates around the myth/ legend of Sleepy Hollow through the character of Ichabod Crane and his attempts to win the hand of Katrina Van Tassel. The given excerpt uses words that are indicative of the gothic genre which gives the impression of it being supernatural or creepy, eerie, or horrific. These words are "superstition", "strange sights", "fearful tree" and "dry branches" which help present a setting of a horror scene.

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)