What are the tone and mood of the passage? upturned face by stephen crane (excerpt) read the excerpt about two men trying to bury a dead soldier right in the middle of a battle. "yes," said lean. the two privates stood waiting, bent over their implements. "i suppose," said lean, "it would be better if we laid him in ourselves." "yes," said the adjutant. then apparently remembering that he had made lean search the body, he stooped with great fortitude and took hold of the dead officer's clothing. lean joined him. both were particular that their fingers should not feel the corpse. they tugged away; the corpse lifted, heaved, toppled, flopped into the grave, and the two officers, straightening, looked again at each other—they were always looking at each other. they sighed with relief. the adjutant said, "i suppose we should—we should say something. do you know the service, tim? " "they don't read the service until the grave is filled in," said lean, pressing his lips to an academic expression. "don't they? " said the adjutant, shocked that he had made the mistake. "oh, well," he cried, suddenly, "let us—let us say something—while he can hear us." "all right," said lean. "do you know the service? " "i can't remember a line of it," said the adjutant. lean was extremely dubious. "i can repeat two lines, but—" "well, do it," said the adjutant. "go as far as you can. that's better than nothing. and the beasts have got our range exactly." lean looked at his two men. "attention," he barked. the privates came to attention with a click, looking much aggrieved. the adjutant lowered his helmet to his knee. lean, bareheaded, he stood over the grave. the rostina sharpshooters fired briskly. a. the tone of the story is serious and the mood is one of anticipation. b. the tone of the story is neutral and the mood is one of desperation. c. the tone of the story is somewhat hopeful and the mood is cheerful. d. the tone of the story is sympathetic and the mood is sorrowful. e. the tone of the story is somewhat humorous and the mood is uneasy.

The best answer is actually E. The tone of the story is somewhat humorous and the mood is uneasy.

Explanation:

Even though this excerpt is about something that is supposedly serious - burying someone who has been killed -, the author makes it humorous in a somber way. The characters are clearly uncomfortable with the task at hand. Instead of dealing with it in a solemn manner, their rush to be done with it makes the whole action a bit ridiculous. They are afraid to touch the body, so it "lifted, heaved, toppled, flopped into the grave", which would normally be disrespectful. It is pitiful and funny, however, since we sense the uneasiness of the characters. To make matters worse, they do not know what to say - nor when to say it - once the body is in its grave. Still, they do what they can, even though it isn't much. That's why the story's tone is humorous, and the mood is uneasy.

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)

different strategies reach different people based on their ability to understand the material. (from personal experience) when writing an argumentative essay write explaining the subject as though your audience never heard of it before and it is just being introduced, then explain why other people hate it also, afterward you would explain why that would be wrong. i hope that : )