Read the following excerpt from whitman's leaves of grass, and note examples of the elements of poetry that it contains.
"the big doors of the country barn stand open and ready;
the dried grass of the harvest-time loads the slow-drawn wagon,
the clear light plays on the brown gray and green intertwined,
the armfuls are pack'd to the sagging mow.
what statement does this excerpt communicate? "
(a)the country is ready for harvest time.
(b)the wagons move slowly.
(c)the grass is dry.

The excerpt communicates the statement A) the country is ready for harvest.

Explanation:

This excerpt belongs to Song of Myself, which is part of the book Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. It describes a rural setting, focusing on a few elements such as the grass, the wagon, and the barn. It recalls Whitman's own childhood, the harvest-time in which grass becomes hay, and the infant Whitman rides the slow wagon into the barn. The imagery, though mentioning the slow motion of the wagon and the dry grass, brings us a bigger picture. It is not about the grass or the wagon, it is about a certain feeling or memory left engraved in the mind after several past times of harvest.

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)

in other words

to put it differently

for one thing

as an illustration

in this case

for this reason

to put it another way

that is to say

with attention to

by all means

important to realize

another key point

first thing to remember

most compelling evidence

must be remembered

point often overlooked

to point out

on the positive side

on the negative side

with this in mind

notably

including

like

to be sure

namely

chiefly

truly

indeed

certainly

surely

markedly

such as

especially

explicitly

specifically

expressly

surprisingly

frequently

significantly

particularly

in fact

in general

in particular

in detail

for example

for instance

to demonstrate

to emphasize

to repeat

to clarify

to explain

to enumerate