And I wish in my sorrow I could strip to the soul, And dive off in my grave like the old swimmin'–hole.

These lines from the poem illustrate that the speaker

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Read these lines from the poem again:

And I wish in my sorrow I could strip to the soul,

And dive off in my grave like the old swimmin'-hole.

These lines from the poem illustrate that the speaker

A. wants to prevent his approaching death

B. has become sad, but finds comfort in old age

C. needs to visit the swimming hole again

D. has grown so sad that death would be a relief

The lines from the poem illustrate that the speaker:

D. has grown so sad that death would be a relief

Explanation:

The excerpt we are analyzing here was taken from the poem "The Old Swimmin' Hole" by James Whitcomb Riley. The speaker talks of [his] sorrow," and of wanting to strip his soul. We can infer he is deeply sad, to the point of wishing for something drastic. After stripping his soul, he wants to "dive off in [his] grave," meaning he would like to die. Connecting both parts, we can tell that his sadness has become so extreme that he would rather die than feel it. For that reason, the best option is letter D. has grown so sad that death would be a relief.

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)