Read the excerpt below from the poem “casey at the bat” by ernest lawrence thayer and answer the question that follows.

ten thousand eyes were on him as he rubbed his hands with dirt;
five thousand tongues applauded when he wiped them on his shirt.
then while the writhing pitcher ground the ball into his hip,
defiance gleamed in casey’s eye, a sneer curled casey’s lip.

source: thayer, ernest lawrence. “casey at the bat.” poetry foundation. poetry foundation, n. d. web. 24 june 2011.

which technique is the author using in this stanza?

simile
alliteration
imagery
onomatopoeia
the answer is c

C. Imagery.

Explanation:

Imagery is a figurative language that is employed to describe through vivid descriptions with a visual appeal and symbolism. It represents the ideas, actions, and objects in such a manner that appeals to our physical senses. The poet's aim is to create a visual image into the minds of the readers through the use of certain words. Thus, the excerpt from the poem "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Lawrence exemplifies "imagery" as it describes the characters in different prospects.

C. Imagery.

Explanation:

Imagery is a figurative language that is employed to describe through vivid descriptions with a visual appeal and symbolism. It represents the ideas, actions, and objects in such a manner that appeals to our physical senses. The poet's aim is to create a visual image into the minds of the readers through the use of certain words. Thus, the excerpt from the poem "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Lawrence exemplifies "imagery" as it describes the characters in different prospects.

brutus overlooks that the majority of the crowd served julius caesar the military general. he appeals to their citizenship as romans by calling them first by that name in his salutation: "romans, countrymen, lovers." mark antony, however, speaks in terms understood by the military, by calling them first by, "friends, romans, countrymen." he recalls not only caesar the general but caesar the friend, whose body they see covered with stab wounds.

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)