Which characteristics best identify an article as an editorial? Select three options. The article is written to convince others to agree with the author.
The article is written to inform, and uses plain, objective language.
The author uses emotional language to support a claim.
The author includes a persuasive conclusion at the end of the article.
The editor-in-chief of a news organization writes the article.
The editor-in-chief of a news organization verifies the information.

Which best describes the tone in these lines "the fish"

The empire state building was a. constructed by one hundred workers. b. was first lit up by president roosevelt. c. has more than one hundred stories. d took several years to complete.

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 use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment. b. the phrase "hot, angry tangle" is used sarcastically to create irony. c. the word "parade" is used sarcastically to create a lighthearted mood. d. the parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those returning.