I think it is Serious. He needs to be serious about getting his School to accept uniforms or reject them. If he was humorous the School wouldn't take him seriously, if he was demanding the school would probably not want to be ordered to do something by one of their students. And if he was pleading it may work but over all him being serious about the topic would lead him to success.
Based on the passage from President Franklin D. Roosevelt's first inaugural address, the persuasive technique he used was appeal to emotion. This is because he did not relay any factual information but rather he aimed to gain the people's sympathy. This was evident especially in the statement: "<span>This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper.</span>"
Answer:
Free verse suited the poet's mood when he was writing the poem. The poet had an obvious aversion to rhyme and meter. A more open structure is often easier to manage than a formal one.
