For this assignment, you will write an original poem. your poem should use rhyme scheme or meter, use at least two examples of figurative language, including (but not limited to) simile, metaphor, or allusion. and be written in a form that is appropriate given the topic you select. come up with something soon.

The Sun is shining, shining down  

On all the things that Summer brings  

When up ahead it sees a light  

A light that says that Fall is near  

The Sun shines brighter and brighter still  

To tell the Clouds to rain on down  

To tell the Clouds to 'drip' 'drip' 'drip'  

To tell the Clouds that Fall is near  

The Clouds soar over everything  

To tell the Wind that Fall is coming  

To tell the Wind to get prepared  

That Fall is near, Summer is ending  

The Wind whispers through the Trees  

To tell them it’s time to drop their leaves  

To tell the Leaves to twist and turn  

Because Fall is near, and Summer is going  

The leaves go spiraling, dancing below  

To tell the Stream to hasten its flow  

To tell it to fill the dried up Ground  

And pass on the news that Fall is near  

The Stream goes rushing over and under  

To tell the Bears to get ready to slumber  

To tell the Bears to find a haven  

Because Fall is near and Summer is taken  

The Bears go lumbering all around  

And call to the Birds to fly southbound  

To go to a place where warm winds blow  

Because Summer is going, and Fall is near  

The Birds twitter and tweet and soar  

To tell the Earth that Fall is here  

The two examples of figurative language:  

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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)