In this excerpt from the way to rainy mountain, the author uses language that depicts the sun as a human.

he was very angry…he threw the ring and it did what he told it to do; it struck the woman and killed her, and then the sun’s child was all alone.

what is the effect of this language?

it conveys a historical tone.

it creates a mythological tone.

it creates an unemotional mood.

it develops a mood of expectation.

It creates a mythological tone.

Explanation:

N Scott Momaday's book "The Way to Rainy Mountain" details the journey of the Kiowa people in their migration from the Montana area to their final settlement in the Rainy Mountains.

Momaday's book is also a rediscovering of his Kiowa ancestry. He provided a description of his forefathers and their trials and journeys they had endured. It also included oral narrations of their folklore and myths, even personifying the figure of the Sun. This personification of the sun not only gave it an entity but also creates the mythological/ fantastical tone of the story. The mythological tone is supported by the fact that he mentioned how "he threw the ring and it did what he told it to do; it struck the woman and killed her, and then the sun’s child was all alone." Thus, the effect of the language used in these lines creates a mythological tone f the story.

this would be in the imperative mood. it is a category of verb forms that are used to express orders,instructions,commands or requests.

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)