The words President Carter uses in this excerpt contribute to the power of his speech in the following way:
B. President Carter addresses the American nation with a great sense of urgency, and by doing so, he commands and demands the audience's attention.
When he mentions the <em>threat to American democracy</em>, he is transmitting a sense of emergency and he is urging the audience to listen. Moreover, he is directly addressing the American nation by stating <em>I want to speak to you...</em>
A. President Carter appeals to his audience’s emotions, and by doing so, he informs them that he is there to listen and to lead them into a new age of democracy.
B. President Carter addresses the American nation with a great sense of urgency, and by doing so, he commands and demands the audience’s attention.
Explanation:
A- President Carter says he has been listening to the people and this has reminded him that democracy has to get stronger. The U.S underwent many problems: three assassinations in 1960s and the defeat at the Vietnam War. An oil crisis is underway at the moment of this speech. "....to talk to you right now about a fundamental threat to American democracy." This quotation reflects the President's intention to inform his nation about the need to take a new path towards democracy.
B- President Carter's sense of urgency is given by the recurrent usage of: " I want to speak to you ..." ; and "I want to talk to you right .." These also show that he is asking for the audience's attention.
''The Way to Rainy Mountain'' is published in 1969. and it is a combination of folklore, history, illustration and more.
It has personal narrative sections that are including imagery and figurative language(metaphors, personification, hyperbole) since the genre is folklore. These sections have rich descriptions and they are also using vivid images which are perfectly describing the characters' world.
