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What does the phrase, "who with a single thwart blow cleft asunder a brace of hulking blustering giants" mean?

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Well, this phrase is to be interpreted with how you believe it would be. Let's break it down. Let's start with the beginning of our sentence; "Who with a single thwart." What does the word "thwart" mean.
Thwart: (verb) to prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
So, we have this so far;
"Who with a single prevented blow."

Onto the next part, "Blow cleft asunder a brace"

Lets dive into the words "cleft" and "asunder."
Cleft: (adjective) split, divided, in two.
Asunder: (adverb) into pieces, apart

All together we now have; "Who with a single prevented blow split into pieces under a brace."

Lastly, we will define "of hulking blustering giants."

Lets break down this one more.
When I see the word "hulking" I think of the Incredible Hulk. So let's dive into that word, and the word beside it.

Hulking: (adjective) large, heavy, clumsy.
Blustering: (verb) talking aggressively, noisily

So now, we should have interpreted this as "Who with a single prevented blow split into pieces under a brace of large noisy giants."

Based on what we have rewritten this sentence, what do YOU think this means? I believe that they're talking about someone in comparison to the giants.

Have a great day :-)

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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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yes, it can be both.

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