Dulce at Decorum Est CommonLit Text-dependent questions **posting an answer so others can find it in search**
1. PART A: What does the word “ecstasy” mean as it is used in line 9?
B. Wild and uncontrolled activity
2. PART B: Which detail from the text provides the best clue to the answer to Part A?
B. "Fumbling... Fitting the helmets on just in time" (lines 9-10)
3. Why does the author capitalize the word “gas” the second time it's written in line 9?
D. To emphasize that urgency and danger of the situation.
4. How does the imagery in the poem contribute to the mood?
A. The speaker describes a chaotic, brutal scene that creates a very grave mood.
5. Why does the author likely include the phrase “you too could pace” (Line 17)?
D. To highlighting the deeply troubling nature of the poem by appealing directly to
his audience.

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)

op: object of preposition

"the sandy walls seemed to collapse in on themselves"

and

"the bloodshot waters seemed to have no bottom"