Read the excerpt from "the story of an hour" and look at the plot diagram. there was something coming to her and she was waiting for it, fearfully. what was it? she did not know; it was too subtle and elusive to name. but, she felt it, creeping out of the sky, reaching toward her through the sounds, the scents, the color that filled the air. where does this excerpt from the story fit on the plot diagram? exposition rising action climax falling action

Rising actio.

I feel it is rising action because she is waiting for something to come, and I think when that thing comes it will be the Climax. But if the thing isn't there yet then it is the rising action.

The excerpt from the story fits in the RISING ACTION of the plot diagram.

Explanation:

The excerpt lets the reader know that something is about to happen. The exposition of the story is the very beginning, where the context is set up and the characters are introduced. The climax is the main part of the story, usually where the conflict or problem takes place. The rising action is what builds up to the climax, it gives some insight about what might happen next. Finally, the falling action is where the resolution takes place and the plot ends. In this case, the excerpt sets the mood and leaves the reader expectant of what might happen, the climax.

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)