Near the end of "the river merchant's wife: a letter," the speaker describes how she is hurt by seeing the "paired butterflies," which are "already yellow with august." how do these details develop the idea that time and maturity can allow love to develop between two people? a. they show that, even when two people are mature enough to be in love, separation and time can cause their feelings to change and dim and wither. b. they show that the speaker is still immature, which is why real love has not yet developed between her and her husband. c. they suggest that the speaker is no longer the innocent girl or the bashful bride she once was, and she wants to be paired again with her beloved husband. d. they suggest that the beauty of the natural world is fleeting and cannot compare to the lasting beauty of two mature people who love one another.

This details from The River Merchant's Wife suggest that the speaker is no longer the innocent girl or the bashful bride she once was, and she wants to be paired again with he beloved husband. The correct answer is C.

Explanation:

By reading these lines, we can understand how the speaker feels about being older and in love. She feels different now from what she used to be when she was young, and she desires to reconnect with her partner, with her love. She has grown up and is hurt when she sees "paired butterflies" that are "already yellow with August" because she wishes her and her husband could fall in love all over again, but in this time of their lives, being grown ups and mature.

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)