Iknow why the caged bird sings is maya angelou's memoir of growing up as a southern black woman in the 1930s. angelou's diction relies on figures of speech and comparisons to paint a picture for us not only of what took place, but what it felt like. elaborate on the reason angelou used figures of speech within the text? a) angelou wanted to connect with the reader based on emotions. b) angelou wanted to connect with the reader based on assertion. c) angelou did not want to connect with the reader based on emotions. d) angelou was not concerned about the reader connecting to the text.

Explanation:

The importance of using figures of language lies in the fact that such a technique, besides helping to better understand literary texts, leaves readers more sensitive to the beauty of language and to the symbolic meaning of words and texts, than to the feelings themselves . For this reason, we can conclude that Angelou did not want to connect with the reader based on emotions, but rather based on language.

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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