When analyzing a speech, what should be your first step?
a. examine the figurative language the speaker uses.
b. consider the speaker's personal biases.
c. identify the speaker's main argument.
d. determine who is speaking.

Which of the following citations correctly follows mla guidelines? a. tanya somanader. "we are stronger because we aredemocracies': president obama addresses the people ofestonia." the white house blog 3 sept. 2014. print. 4 sept. 2014.b. "we are stronger because we are democracies': presidentobama addresses the people of estonia" by tanya somanader.the white house blog 3 sept. 2014. web. 4 sept. 2014.c. somanader, tanya. "we are stronger because we aredemocracies': president obama addresses the people ofestonia." the white house blog 3 sept. 2014. web. 4 sept. 2014d. somanader, tanya. the white house blog. "we are strongbecause we are democracies: president obama addresses thepeople of estonia." 3 sept. 2014. web. 4 sept. 2014.

Read these lines from denise levertov's poem "in thai binh (peace) province": it is that life, unhurried, sure, persistent, i must bring home when i try to bring the war home. child, river, light. here the future, fabled bird that has migrated way from america, nests, and breeds, and sings, common as any sparrow. which statement best interprets the author's use of metaphor in these lines? a. the metaphor of home suggests that american foreign policy should turn inward. b. the metaphor of the river suggests that life moves ear forward. c. the metaphor of the fabled bird suggests that the war has left americans divided. d. the metaphor of the fabled bird suggests that vietnam will rise to fight again.

In the excerpt above, what can be inferred by the statement, "the dillingham had been flung to the breeze during aformer period of prosperity.?