Read the poem by anne bradstreet.

thou ill-formed offspring of my feeble brain,
who after birth did'st by my side remain,
till snatched from thence by friends, less wise than true,
who thee abroad exposed to public view;
made thee in rags, halting, to the press to trudge 5
where errors were not lessened, all may judge.
at thy return my blushing was not small,
my rambling brat (in print) should mother call;
i cast thee by as one unfit for light,
thy visage was so irksome in my sight; 10
yet being mine own, at length affection would
thy blemishes amend, if so i could:
i washed thy face, but more defects i saw,
and rubbing off a spot, still made a flaw.
i stretch thy joints to make thee even feet, 15
yet still thou run'st more hobbling than is meet;
in better dress to trim thee was my mind,
but nought save homespun cloth, in the house i find.
in this array, 'mongst vulgars may'st thou roam;
in criticks hands beware thou dost not come; 20
and take thy way where yet thou are not known.
if for thy father asked, say thou had'st none;
and for thy mother, she alas is poor,
which caused her thus to send thee out of door.
what extended metaphor (a metaphor which is used throughout the poem) is the basis of the poem?

The metaphor is Bradstreet saying that some work she has written (I don't know which one) is her child.

Explanation:

It's evident all throughout the poem: it is "an offspring of her brain," it's supposed to stay out of "critick's hands," and it has no father.

The extended metaphor in the poem is the book; i.e., her child.

Explanation:

The authoress feels embarrassed when the book is taken from her because it reflects on her as a mother.  The book's flaws are so conspicuous to the point she describes it as a child; an unclean face, clad in rags, and gauche limbs.  This is the use of personification.

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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)