Question 1 of 12 Virgil's epic poem The Aeneid is about a great warrior, Aeneas, who
escapes from the city of Troy just before it falls to the Greeks at the
end of the Trojan War. After a long journey, Aeneas and his men arrive
in Italy where they fight with the Latins. He marries the Latin princess
Lavinia and founds the civilization that will eventually become Rome.
In Ursula K. Le Guin's novel Lavinia, the main character is a Latin
princess named Lavinia who marries the Trojan hero Aeneas and
becomes involved in the politics and conflicts between the Trojans and
the Latins in Italy. Eventually Lavinia comes to feel that she is at the
mercy of the writer Virgil himself, and that her world is not real.
Which statement best explains how the modern story transforms the ideas of
the original myth?
A. Le Guin gives more information about Aeneas's childhood and life
before the Trojan War, and about his vision for the great city of
Rome.
O B. Le Guin portrays the relationship between the Trojans, led by
Aeneas, and the Latins as full of conflict, violence, and destiny.
O C. Le Guin tells the story of The Aeneid from Lavinia's perspective to
make the events of the story more vivid, but also more impartial
and realistic.
D. Le Guin focuses on a minor female character from The Aeneas to
show how little free will women have in myths that have been
created by men.

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)

hello,

your answer is a) the metaphor suggests that the poetic themes are serious and dark.

collins is comparing the poem to a dark room. he is suggesting that the poems theme is serious and wants you to understand it. you don't need to understand the poet in order to understand the poem. you also don't need to move around while reading it. he is simply saying the poem has a dark and serious theme.

- i.a -

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