Twain wrote: "when i was younger i could remember anything, whether it had happened or not." even though this is about the past, in terms of his future writing style, this is an example based on your interpretation, what fact would you select as support?
this is an example of personification.
this is an example of foreshadowing.
this is an example of tone.
this is an example of figurative language

The right answer is this is an example of figurative language. Twain is here using figurative language - one that uses figures of speech - in order to be more persuasive, catch the reader's attention and interest, and, most importantly, provide him or her with an enjoyable experience. Specifically, I think he is using hyperbole, on the one hand, in order to emphasize, exaggerating it, his ability to remember, and paradox, or even sarcasm, on the other hand, since, how is it possible to remember something that has not happened? Twain is here trying to praise youth and the abilities that it certainly entails, but also to comment on the arrogance that it brings along. Mark Twain used hyperbole and other literary devices extensively in his novels and short stories, and, in doing so, he influenced several American authors of subsequent generations. One of his famous quotations reads: “I have seen this river so wide it had only one bank.”  

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)