In order to keep a political speech brief, you should be able to summarize the main theme in sentence(s).
a.
1
b.
2
c.
3
d.
5

peace, morning, sun glooming, sorrow, woe pardon’d, punished, more hence, talk, story. all of these three words have to do something with a depressed, regretful tone. woe is another word for misery, heartache, so all of these words are about unhappy feelings.

i do not see anyy sentence you are asking for me to read

it'd be the heavy rain and the town council, or b and d.