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read the excerpt from "the weary blues."

he made that poor piano moan with melody.
o blues!
swaying to and fro on his rickety stool
he played that sad raggy tune like a musical fool.
sweet blues!
coming from a black man's soul.
o blues!
in a deep song voice with a melancholy tone
i heard that negro sing, that old piano moan—
"ain't got nobody in all this world,
ain't got nobody but ma self.
i’s gwine to quit ma frownin'
and put ma troubles on the shelf."

what is the effect of repeating the phrase “piano moan” in the poem?

a. it sets a sad, mournful tone.

b. it adds a cheerful, melodic chord.

c. it adds an open, musical sound.

d. it sets an angry, discordant tone.

 A. It sets a sad, mournful tone.

Explanation: The tone of a story, poem or text is the author's attitude towards the audience, the subject or even the characters of the text. Repetition is a literary device that consists in repeating words or phrases in order to emphasize emotions or meanings. In the given excerpt from "The Weary Blues" we can see that the repetition of the phrase "piano moan" helps to set a sad and mournful tone.

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)