Read the passage.

"my tongue, every atom of my blood, formed from this soil, this air,
born here of parents born here from parents the same, and
their parents the same …"

in “song of myself” by walt whitman, from what does the speaker say his tongue and blood are formed?

a. from the american soil and air.
b. from the fire of poetry.
c. from the beauty of nature.

A. From the American soil and air.

In "Song of Myself," Walt Whitman displays his poetic vision and reflects on his "self" (which is the speaker, though not necessarily Whitman). The poem is written in free verse style and uses simple, common words in order to appeal to a larger audience. The poem displays elements of various literary movements, such as Romanticism, Transcendentalism and Realism. It represents both a celebration of America and a reflection on its gritty details of everyday life (such as slavery).

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 there should be answer choices