Read the following poem, "a jelly-fish" by marianne moore:
visible, invisible,
a fluctuating charm
an amber-tinctured amethyst
inhabits it, your arm
approaches and it opens
and it closes; you had meant
to catch it and it quivers;
you abandon your intent.
which aspect of this poem most clearly marks it as a work of modernism?
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a. it avoids using rhythm or rhyme.
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b. it explores the disillusionment with the american dream.
c. its subject is based on a paradox.
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d. it focuses on the jellyfish as a single, specific image.

D. It focuses on the jellyfish as a single, specific image.

Explanation:

This is the characteristic of the poem that most clearly marks it as a work of Modernism. In this text, we read about a jellyfish. The author describes the jellyfish in extreme detail. She focuses on each aspect of the animal, and discusses the ways in which this interacts with the reader of the poem. The fact that the author focuses on the jellyfish as a single, specific image supports the idea that this is a work of Modernism.

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)

d. cassius cannot believe that a weakling like caesar has become so great.