Wichita Mourning
David Matherne

Pipe organs—dusty and tarnished—

Bellowed the ancient song,
As movers carried the pews
For one last time.

Frozen branches—heavy with ice arms— 5
Couldn’t perform their dance,
As workmen shuffled inside
The worn-out floors.

Sally Richards—broken and mourning—
Watched while her father left, 10
As painters brought in their cans
For the first time.

Stained-glass windows—buckled and broken—
Surveyed commotion’s cause
As commerce won in the end 15
Yet one more time.

Reverend Richards—feeble and finished—
Cried as his exit was lost
On Christians who worshiped the dime;
A change of the times. 20

Read the passage on the left to answer the following questions:
1)
Sally Richards—broken and mourning—
Watched while her father left
Which dictionary definition of broken BEST applies to its use in lines 9 and 10 from the poem?
A) at rest
B) defeated
C) shattered
D) no longer working
2)
Imagine you are presenting this poem and need a visual aid to accompany your presentation. The visual aid should relate to the theme of the poem, the loss and destruction of this beautiful church.

Which visual aid would be MOST appropriate?
A) a road map of Wichita
B) pictures showing the businesses and stores of Wichita
C) a list of workers needed for the renovation of the building
D) original floorplans and pictures of the church
3)
To present the theme that change and progress are often painful, the poet uses
A) repetition of words to symbolize pain.
B) characters that express their feelings.
C) sensory images to create a feeling of loss.
D) rhyming words to create a rhythm of sadness.
4)
Which word BEST completes the analogy?

Sally Richards:Reverend Richards :: watched:
A) carried
B) left
C) lost
D) stayed
5)
This text might be identified as a memoir if
A) it employed the multi-level usage of a literary symbol.
B) it told one person's emotional memory of a church's destruction.
C) it had more extensive use of rhyme, imagery, and figurative language.
D) it had more regular stanzas and used the same line lengths throughout.

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)

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)

my guy how are we supposed to know

your answer is b. "with strong wording encouraging readers to take action."