Read the excerpt from "rhapsody on a windy night." and answer the following question below

so the hand of a child, automatic,
slipped out and pocketed a toy that was running along the quay.
i could see nothing behind that child’s eye.
i have seen eyes in the street
trying to peer through lighted shutters

what theme is reflected in this excerpt?
a. city life can be alienating and lonely.
b. it is impossible to be left alone in the city.
c. city life offers many cultural experiences.
d. young people especially enjoy living in a city.

The correct answer is:

A. City life can be alienating and lonely.

The poem itself is a representation of the social isolation and the decline of the modernist age.

"The hand of the child, automatic, slipped out and pocketed a toy" shows that, as a result of the circumstances, the child is no longer innocent and is forced to survive. The traditional romantic idea of a pure and innocent child is subverted to a thieving child.

"I could see nothing behind that child's eye" shows that his eyes are isolated from the world, meaning that child is separated from the circumstances with the shutters.

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)

buenas noches would be your answer