Must an epic poem contain epic machinery?

a. yes. to be called "epic" means that the poem contains all of the basic elements of epic machinery.

b. no. epic machinery only applies to a certain kind of epic poem from greece or italy.

c. epics such as gilgamesh and ramayana follow an entirely different set of conventions.

d. probably. although few poems contain all the elements, all epics contain some of them—no matter the culture of origin.

A. Yes. To be called "epic" means that the poem contains all of the basic elements of epic machinery.

Explanation:

An epic poem is a long narrative poem. Most of the time, this poem deals with a time long gone, and perhaps forgotten, in which extraordinary events took place. Usually, epic poems describe extraordinary people who were significant in shaping the universe of a particular nation or people. In order for a poem to be called "epic," it must have all the basic elements of epic machinery.

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)

i think sylvia like her but she not trying to show it and i think rainbow will forgive her.

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