Returning from Vietnam, we were indeed given a parade. Crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. No, they were everywhere. Every day. On the streets, on the television, on the radio. A hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. Our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault.What is one way the author's use of language contributes to the tone of this passage?A.The parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those returning.B.The use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment.C.The word "parade" is used sarcastically to create a lighthearted mood.D.The phrase "hot, angry tangle" is used sarcastically to create irony.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read the following passage:Returning from Vietnam, we were given a parade. Crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. No, they were everywhere. Every day. On the streets, on the television, on the radio. A hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. Our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault.Which sentence best uses figurative language to match the paragraph's tone?A.Our feet were frozen in place as the street itself strained to hold us back.B.We had come home to a feeding frenzy and were being treated as bait.C.I felt unappreciated and condemned for actions I had thought were heroic.D.I hadn't expected to find myself in a rags-to-riches situation such as this.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which quote uses parallelism?A."I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice."—Martin Luther King Jr., "I Have a Dream" speechB."Wearing a wet half smile, her ancient dog sullenly waddled toward me like Yoda greeting Luke."—Student essayC."My experience helping my mother take care of my younger brothers and sisters, as well as my various babysitting jobs in my community, makes me a well-qualified candidate for your nanny position."—Job applicationD."I would have given anything for the power to soothe her frail soul, tormenting itself in its invincible ignorance like a small bird beating about the cruel wires of a cage."—Joseph Conrad, Lord JimSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which sentence in this excerpt from Ernest Hemingway's "In Another Country" uses parallelism?In the fall the war was always there, but we did not go to it any more. It was cold in the fall in Milan and the dark came very early. Then the electric lights came on, and it was pleasant along the streets looking in the windows. There was much game hanging outside the shops, and the snow powdered in the fur of the foxes and the wind blew their tails. The deer hung stiff and heavy and empty, and small birds blew in the wind and the wind turned their feathers. It was a cold fall and the wind came down from the mountains.

What important fact about the wounded soldiers is reflected by the repetition of the bolded sentences in the excerpts from "In Another Country" by Ernest Hemingway?  A. It establishes the irony that, although the wounded soldiers have physically left the warfront, the war continues to haunt them psychologically. B. It shows the gradual loss of hope and growing depression of the wounded soldiers and their need for distractions. C. It establishes the wounded soldiers’ determination to shun war and disobey military commands to return to the front after they recover. D. It shows the wounded soldiers’ sadness and disappointment at the lack of gratitude from the people they risked their lives to protect. E. It shows the wounded soldiers’ belief that the war would never end, even as thousands of soldiers were killed or wounded and sent to hospitals.

Read the following passage:But this sense of decency was now gone from our society — gone from the homes, gone from the schools, gone from the churches even! Why, a Saturday at the market was starting to sound like a trip to a pool hall!How does the author's use of parallelism most clearly support the central idea?A.It illustrates how widely the author has searched for any sign of decency.B.It calls attention to the great difference between homes, schools, and churches.C.It emphasizes the absence of decency from several facets of society.D.It makes readers consider areas of their own society that are lacking decency.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS