The lesson by paul laurence dunbar read these lines from the poem. for oft from the darkness of hearts and lives come songs that brim with joy and light, what is the effect of the imagery in these lines? a. it conveys how music transforms the speaker’s attitude from depressed to uplifted. b. it explains how songs reinforce the speaker’s belief in the importance of staying positive. c. it expresses the speaker’s viewpoint that the best music is inspired by suffering. d. it emphasizes the speaker’s perspective that life is a painful experience.

C. It expresses the speaker’s viewpoint that the best music is inspired by suffering.

C. It expresses the speaker’s viewpoint that the best music is inspired by suffering.

Explanation:

In his poem "The Lesson", Paul Laurence Dunbar talks of how to turn sorrow into joy by means of his own composition. Bringing himself out of his own depressed state, he decides to make his own composition in the hope that it may help turn another man happy.

The use of imagery in the lines from the fourth stanza signifies the poet's belief that joy can be brought out of "dark[] hearts and lives". He feels that the wore pain and sufferings bring the most "joy and light" in a man's life. Like the joyful sound of the mockingbird's passionate song coming "out of the gloom of the cypress grove", he could also make his own composition to cheer someone as depressed as he has felt. Amidst the suffering and sorrow of one's life, there is always a possibility of joy emanating from underneath the pain.

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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)