Which detail best conveys a mood of loneliness?
the open boat

by stephen crane (adapted excerpt)

the cook's arm was around the oiler's shoulders, and, with their fragmentary clothing and haggard faces, they were the babes of the sea, a grotesque rendering of the old babes in the wood.
later he must have grown dull at his work, for suddenly there was a growling of water, and a crest came with a roar and a swash into the boat, and it was a wonder that it did not set the cook afloat in his life belt. the cook continued to sleep, but the oiler sat up, blinking his eyes and shaking with the new cold.
"oh, i'm awful sorry, billie," said the correspondent contritely.
"that's all right, old boy," said the oiler, and lay down again and was asleep. presently it seemed that even the captain dozed, and the correspondent thought that he was the one man afloat on all the oceans. the wind had a voice as it came over the waves, and it was sadder than the end.

- "The correspondent thought that he was the one man afloat on all the oceans."

Explanation:

Mood is illustrated as the atmosphere or setting that envelops a literary work created by the use of varied words and descriptions by the author with an intention to elicit desired emotions or feelings.

In the given excerpt, the detail that best conveys a mood of 'loneliness' would be 'The correspondent thought that he was the one man afloat on all the oceans'. 'One man' here implies the isolated atmosphere which is comprehended by the use of words like 'fragmentary', 'dull', 'sadder', etc. These descriptions together contribute to elevate the central idea of desolation and solitude in the excerpt.

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)