Read the following poem and answer the question that follows.

"beat! beat! drums! " by walt whitman

beat! beat! drums! —blow! bugles! blow!
through the windows—through doors—burst like a ruthless force,
into the solemn church, and scatter the congregation,
into the school where the scholar is studying,
leave not the bridegroom quiet—no happiness must he have now with his bride,
nor the peaceful farmer any peace, ploughing his field or gathering his grain,
so fierce you whirr and pound you drums—so shrill you bugles blow.

in one paragraph of at least three to five sentences, analyze the tone and imagery used in the lines in bold. identify the mood the author intended to create with this imagery, as well as the connotations used in the words "solemn," "quiet," and "peaceful." use proper spelling and grammar.

Answer and explanation:

The excerpt we are analyzing belongs to the poem "Beat! Beat" Drums!" by Walt Whitman. The author's intention with this poem is to provoke an emotional response from readers through imagery.

Imagery is a literary device that appeals to the five senses. In this poem, the sense that is most appealed to is the sense of hearing, since the speaker is constantly evoking loud sounds. The poem refers to the American Civil War and how it affected everyone's lives. Any sense of tranquility that could be felt through words such as "quiet", "solemn", and "peaceful" is broken by the beat of drums. The mood is quite the opposite: noisy, agitated, even hostile.

No one is left unaffected. Be it the groom with his bride, the farmer, the scholar. They are all touched by the cruelty of war. Especially when it comes to the Civil War, we must remember they were all Americans, killing each other.

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)

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