Which statement reflects the importance of alternative verse in an epic A. It makes the poem easy to memorize. B. it makes the epic more professional. C. It slows down the readers speed. D. It makes characters seem larger than life

A. It makes the poem easy to memorize.

Explanation:

In the original question, you were asked about alliterative verse, not alternative verse.

While many forms of poetry use rhyme, the alliterative verse is a type of verse where alliteration is used to unify lines of poetry. Alliteration is a literary device in which nearby words begin with the same consonant (e.g. Black bug bit a big black bear - consonant B is repeated). Its main purpose is to create rhythm.

The rhythm was very important in epics. The epic is an old form of poetry, and originally, it was just an oral form. Oral poetry was created and transmitted without the aid of writing. Most people were illiterate and couldn't write or read. So, in order to make them easy to memorize, their creators used different tools, including rhythm. This is why the alliterative verse was important.

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)