Another poem, please review it. it's the first poem of the book i'm writing. The title is Who Am I?

I am an ocean of pure beauty,

A river of lilac skies,

A figure of emotion,

Who so often cries.

I am the shimmering glint of snow,

Shining brightly among a sea of flakes

that shine just as bright

And cause my heart to quake

I hide my skies

Way deep underground,

Sheltered by night,

So they may never be found

They know me by what I say

And they know me by an act

But they do not know

All the baggage that's attached

I do not wish for glory,

And I do not hope for fame

I do not hope for fortune

I only hope that you will know my name

I want to be known

And I want to be accepted

Never worrying about

Always being complected

I want to be free

To be who I am

Not trying to be

Like every other sham

I wish not to be broken by others

With liquid diamonds in my eyes,

The bullets from their mouths

Shall be my demise.

I wish for good

to always be there

No matter how bad things get

And no matter the fare.

I will prevail

And I will reign

My hope and my heart

To those who remain

Here lies my message

Scrambled and true

Who am I

That is what I ask you.

Its really beautifull! Im a writer myself and I absolutely love the rhyme scheme and use of imagery!

I love this poem. It's absolutely beautiful and I love your word choice as well.

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)