Read these sentences from the text. the pause is an exceedingly important feature in any kind of story, and a frequently recurring feature, too. it is a dainty thing, and delicate, and also uncertain and treacherous; for it must be exactly the right length—no more and no less—or it fails of its purpose and makes trouble. which response best explains the effect of the word choice on the meaning of the sentences? the pause is used too often and can distort the meaning of a story. the pause is rarely used correctly and should be avoided when telling a story. the pause must be used expertly in order to be effective. the pause should be used infrequently in order to maximize its impact.

The answer is:

The pause must be used expertly in order to be effective.  

In the excerpt, the pause is an important literary device that must be used extremely carefully because it is so delicate and subtle that it might cause inconvenience to the reader or make the text miss its objective. For that reason, Mark Twain suggests that the pause is employed with absolute precision: neither too short nor too long.

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)

b. and i with my fighting heart, i thought at

first / to steal up to him [the cyclops].   the cyclops’ actions first odysseus to take

action after killing his men and trapping in the cave revealed his intent of

doing them harm.   that is why odysseus

blinded him to enable him and his men to escape.