Read the following passage and answer the question. he was a prophet, sprung of melampus' line of seers, melampus who lived in pylos, mother of flocks, some years ago, rich among his pyllians, at home in his great high house. but then he was made to go abroad to foreign parts, fleeing his native land and hot-blooded neleus – most imperious man alive – who'd commandeered his vast estate and held it down by force for one entire this is an example of which epic convention?

The correct answer is B) Digression.

The passage is an example of the Epic convention called Digression.

When the narrative contains some interruptions that distract the reader. It is a stylistic device that writers use to deviate from the main theme or subject of the story. It can be used to explain something that happened before the present time of the story or describing the personalities of the characters.  

In this case, the author does so when he writes “Melampus, who lived in Pylos, mother of flocks, some years ago”. Or in the case of “…Neleus, most imperious man alive, who commandeered his vast state and held it down by force for one entire year…”

The other options of the question were, a) lengthy speech, c) epic smile, and d) divine intervention.

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)

heylo !

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