Read the following excerpt from canto v of dante's inferno, in which the narrator describes sinners who are punished for lust:

and as the starlings are lifted on their wings in icy weather to wide and serried flocks, so does the gale lift up the wicked spirits, flinging them here and there and down and up: no hope whatever can ever comfort them, neither of rest nor of less punishment.

which sentence best explains dante's intended use of symbolism in this excerpt?

a. the storm is likened to icy weather that carry flocks of starlings.
b. the starlings stand for the freedom of being released from a life of lust.
c. the gale represents the desire that excited the sinners while alive.
d. the sinners are lifted and buffeted by extremely fierce winds

C. The gale represents the desire that excited the sinners while alive.

Explanation:

Dante and Virgil go into a dull spot in which exuberant downpours fall incessantly and storms of wind tear through the air. The spirits of the accursed in this hover twirl about in the breeze, cleared vulnerably through the stormy air. These are the Lustful, the individuals who submitted sins of the flesh.

idk tbh because i'm just getting points.

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)