Read these lines, from the nypmph's reply to the shepherd.
"but could youth last and love still breed,/had joys no date, nor age no need,/then these delights my mind might move/to live with thee and be thy love."
according to her words here, under what conditions would the nymph accept the shepherd's love?
a. if love lasted forever.
b. if she truly loved him in return
c. if a shepherd's life were not so simple
d. if a nymph's life were not so filled with sorrow.

The correct answer is A. The nymph would accept the shepherd's love IF love lasted forever.

The nymph says "but could youth last," implying that growing old can diminish love. She also says that she would accept his love if joy had "no date." This implies that joy has an expiration date -- basically, the nymph is saying that nothing -- not happiness, not love -- lasts forever.

For this reason, she will not accept the shepherd's offer. If love lasted forever, she would; however, she does not believe love lasts forever.

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)

it creates a visual picture of the man.

it conveys what the scene sounds like.

it describes the actions of the boy.

it reveals the poet’s opinion of the characters.

it encourages readers to care for the characters.