The sun's rays blazed through the leaves like drops of fire. which statement best interprets the simile used in the sentence? a. the word "blazed" suggests that the sun is purposely trying burn the leaves. b. the word "fire" exaggerates the sun's heat to create an oppressive tone. c. the sun's rays are compared to fire to describe how hot the weather is. d. the sun’s rays resemble drops of fire to suggest an energetic tone.

C. The sun's rays are compared to fire to describe how hot the weather is.

In the simile the sun's rays are being compared to drops of fire. This is to show how hot the weather is. The sun is not actually trying to burn the leaves. Also, the word fire does not create an oppressive tone. When heat is oppressive the humidity and heaviness is being described, not just the temperature. The rays do not suggest an energetic tone because there is no speed or movement that usually suggests energy.

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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