Pretest: unit 8
question 5 of 24
1 point
read the following passage:
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?
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a. the use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment.
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b. the parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those
returning.
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c. the phrase "hot, angry tangle" is used sarcastically to create irony.
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What does twain find ironic and hypocritical about human patriotism?

Now pick a section from chapter 1 of the call of the wild in which buck is interacting with another character. imagine that section narrated in first person point of view from one of the character's perspective, and rewrite it in the space below, attempting to use a similar writing style as the original author. then, in a second paragraph, consider this: are you able to explore some of the same ideas and themes when viewing the situation from the character's first person point of view, as compared to when it is narrated from london's third-person limited point of view? explain. your response should be be about 150 words in total.

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