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

Read the following passage:In Vietnam, the jungle itself turned you into an animal. It reached out and pulled you in. We willingly performed the outward transformation of camouflaging ourselves — tucking foliage into our helmets, smearing our faces with ash that stung our nostrils. But something inside us was changing as well. We were becoming beasts — stalking our prey, baring our fangs. And when the time came, attacking.Which sentence best uses figurative language to match the paragraph's tone?A.The jungle was alive with the sounds of nature — strange birds were our alarm clock in the morning.B.Far from the comforts of home, we had entered this conflict in order to let sleeping dogs lie.C.I was surprised and frightened by this change that allowed me to attack without remorse.D.I pressed myself against the trunk of a thick tree — a wolf in sheep's clothing waiting to strike.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

To use figurative language within a poem

Question 2 of 10Read this sentence:With this unprovoked attack upon our country, the enemy must realize he has awoken a sleeping giant and will regret the day he threatened the resolve of those who live in freedom!What type of figurative language is used in this passage?A.SimileB.HyperboleC.ToneD.MetaphorSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

A white vet's image floatsclose to me, then his pale eyeslook through mine. I'm a window.He's lost his right arminside the stone. In the black mirrora woman's trying to erase names:No, she's brushing a boy's hair.Which sentence best describes one effect of the poet's use of figurative language in this excerpt?A.It gives the speaker the quality of empathy to show that he is open to the pain of other Vietnam veterans.B.It shows the difference between a mirror that reflects images and a window that admits light.C.It attributes human qualities to the wall to emphasize how it brings together people from all walks of life.D.It contrasts the action of making a pencil rubbing of an engraved name and erasing a name from the wall.

But we waitedtill the moon touched metal,till something almost brokeinside us. VC struggledwith the hillside, like black silkwrestling iron through grass.Which sentence best describes one effect of the poet's use of figurative language in this excerpt?A.It links two dissimilar things, the city and black silk, to illustrate how the soldiers blended into the landscape.B.It relies on two similar words, "struggled" and "wrestling," to communicate the strenuous nature of war.C.It shows the VC's difficulty on the hillside to emphasize the challenging nature of the environment.D.It compares the struggle of the VC with the struggle of a silkworm emerging from its cocoon.