I think this quote is trying to say you need to be yourself and not follow the crowd. There are so many people who act the same because that’s what’s "expected" in society. If you continue with the flow and don’t go against it, you will end up being like all the rest without even realizing it. Hope that helped
Answer: ominous
Explanation:
In this paragraph, the word forbiding means the same as ominous. Ominous simply means that something that's threatening or bad.
From the passage, we are informed that a "dark and forbidding wood of giant arborescent ferns rose". This gives us the impression that there's something threatening there and that's an ominous sign.
The personification in this is “But here and there a few cars groaning creep...” the idea this personification gives about New York is probably that New York is [obviously] just waking up and people are starting to drive their cars around the city.
Answer:
A. Roosevelt wants listeners to feel that the nation should do more to take care of people who need help.
I studied this some time ago.