Which sentence best describes the diction of this passage?

The best answer is actually letter A. The long, complex sentences slow down the pace and draw the action out.

Explanation:

The speaker in the excerpt is describing what is probably the climax of the story. That is most likely the reason for him/her to use long sentences. They help elongate the action, making it more suspenseful. Instead of simply reading something short and quick, such as "I ran down the field and scored the goal", readers are taken through details that keep them on the edge of their seats. Will the speaker be stopped by the opponent team? Will he/she fall down to the ground? Will the speaker miss? They have to keep on reading, and still keep on reading to find out. There would be no suspense, otherwise.

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)