In an essay, explain how the alliteration in "full fathom five" convey the atmosphere of the poem. think about where the poem is set and what is described. then, give two examples of alliteration in the poem, and describe how they add to the atmosphere. use the reading selection to you answer the question.

Answer :

"Full Fathom Five" is a poem written by William Shakespeare and it forms a part of the play "The Tempest".

The poem is about a dead father whose body turns into a piece of art after his death making the sea richer and more beautiful than before. His bones get transformed into coral and his eyes turn into pearls. The mood of the poem is , thus, sad and dark.

Alliteration is a figure of speech in which a series of words in a row have the same first consonant sounds. The repetition of same first consonant sounds creates added effect in the poem.

Two examples of alliteration in the poem "Full Fathom Five" are as follows :

1.  "Full fathom five thy father lies"

    Here the F sounds are getting repeated

2. "But doth suffer a sea-change  

    Into something rich and strange.  

    Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell: "

    Here the S sounds are getting repeated

The repetition of the F and S sounds creates an impression of being underwater where the body is resting on the ocean floor.

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)