4. What is the theme of this poem? Dreams by Langston Hughes Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow. A. Never give up B. It is important to have dreams C. Failure discourages dreams D. All of the above

The theme of this poem is:

D. All of the above

Explanation:

The short and beautiful poem "Dreams" by Langston Hughes presents all of the themes mentioned in the options. Let's take a look at the poem to see where they are:

Hold fast to dreams

For if dreams die

Life is a broken-winged bird

That cannot fly.

Hold fast to dreams

For when dreams go

Life is a barren field

Frozen with snow.

Never give up: this is clear when the speaker repeats "hold fast to dreams." No matter what happens, what hardships you encounter, you should not lose faith, you should not give up on your dreams.

It is important to have dreams: according to the speaker, life without dreams is tragic and fruitless like a "broken-winged bird" or a "barren field." Life without dreams goes nowhere - "cannot fly" -, accomplishes nothing, brings no happiness.

Failure discourages dreams: this theme is the hardest to find, but it is there when the speaker says, "for if dreams die" and "for when dreams go." How do dreams die or disappear? We tend to give up on our dreams when we fail to achieve them. Failure discourages dreams. Still, the speaker wants us to persevere, to not allow failure to bring us down, to "hold fast to dreams."

Having all that in mind, I believe the correct answer is letter D. all of the above.

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)

answer: your option is c.

explanation: