Which statement reflects the importance of alliterative verse in an epic a. it makes characters seem larger than life b. it makes the epic more professional c. it hinders the reader's speed d. it makes the poem easy to memorize

I would contend that the right answer is the D) It makes the poem easy to memorize.

Explanation: Just to elaborate a little on the answer, it can be added that since many epic poems were meant to be retold orally, their authors incorporated into them poetic devices such as alliteration, which facilitated that endeavor—this was true particularly of Old English and Old German poetry, among others, as exemplified by the poem Beowulf. Alliteration (from the Latin littĕra, "letter") is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words that are close together in a poem. The alliterative verse replaces other devices that form the poem's metrical structure, such as the rhyme.      

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)

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