Which excerpt best illustrates the author's use of the metaphor most central to the author's ideas about the human condition? a. "the worst that could be said of him was that he did not represent his class." b. "… small green flames, red flames, white flames, pursuing, overtaking …" c. "he was the only man of us who still 'followed the sea.'" d. "they were men enough to face the darkness."

D. "They were men enough to face the darkness."

Explanation:

In this sentence, the author employs a metaphor. A metaphor refers to a comparison between two unlike things with the purpose of clarifying an idea or making it more powerful. In this example, the author wants to make a commentary on the human condition. The way he conveys this is by using the idea of "darkness" as a metaphor for the least desirable parts of humanity.

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explanation:

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)