Read the poem below and answer the question that follows.

“spring”
by edna st. vincent millay

to what purpose, april, do you return again?
beauty is not enough.
you can no longer quiet me with the redness
of little leaves opening stickily.
i know what i know.
the sun is hot on my neck as i observe
the spikes of the crocus.
the smell of the earth is good.
it is apparent that there is no death
but what does that signify?
not only underground are the brains of men
eaten by maggots.
life in itself
is nothing,
an empty cup, a flight of uncarpeted stairs.
it is not enough that yearly, down this hill,
april
comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers.

source: millay, edna st. vincent. “spring.” second april. new york: j. j. little and ives company, 1921. poetry foundation. web. 05 may 2011.

how does millay create a negative and empty mood for the reader?

she uses words with unappealing sounds and connotations.
she employs rhyme and rhythm to emphasize her message.
she makes a direct statement about her hatred of april.
she creates images that illustrate the beauty of spring.

i was thinking a, honestly not so sure. there's no particular rhyme or rhythm in her piece, or an image she creates of the beauty of spring, and she isn't making a direct statement about hatred. it is negative though.

The correct answer is A.

In her poem, Edna St. Vincent Millay  uses an unappealing choice of words, such as "maggots," "idiot," and "babbling."

These words have negative connotations and displeasing sounds, which disturbes the reader and helps the author convey her hatred towards Spring.

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)