Read the passage from the charge of the light brigade "forward, the light brigade! " was there a man dismayed? not though the soldier knew someone had blundered. theirs not to make reply, theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die. into the into the valley of death rode the six hundred. where are the stressed syllables in each line, and what is their effect? a. the first syllable in each une lt stows the reader at the beginning of each line. b. the first and fourth syllable in each line it creates a sensation of horse hooves drurmming on the ground. c. the last syuable in each line: t creates a pause at the end of the line d. every other syttable in each une; it creates a sing-song rtytrun.

B. The first and fourth syllable in each line it creates a sensation of horse hooves drumming on the ground.

Explanation: When we have a word with more than one syllable, one of them is more accentuated than the others. When we talk or read, we make more emphasis in one of the syllables of the word, this is called the "stressed syllables" it is also called the accented syllable. In a poem or stanza, the stressed syllables help the author to create rhythm. In the given passage the stressed syllables are the first and fourth in each line. We can notice it by reading it out loud and paying attention to the accentuation.

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)

sing because that is what they are doing in the sentence

explanation:

the simple predicate is the main verb in the predicate that tells what the subject does. example: my father fixed the dryer. read each sentence. draw a line under the complete predicate.