Read this excerpt from a personal narrative essay. what did the writer learn from this personal experience? i am so glad that i continued to be part of my swim team. i think it really me heal from my injury. i also learned how important it was for my teammates to have a cheerleader. they loved that i was there encouraging them and telling them not give up. it was almost as if they knew i hadn’t given up either. i’ll be back next season! a. you can be part of a team in different ways. b. cheerleaders are not part of a team. c. swim teams have cheerleaders. d. competitive swimming can cause injuries.

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.