Read the following passage:
I had waited so long for Robert to return home, and I
realized that his coming come would likely take a miracle.
should have been thrilled. But it wasn't Robert who
returned from Vietnam. He had become someone else.
Ghosts had followed him home and turned him into
something he wasn't before. There was no fire in his eyes,
no warmth in his touch. Just an angry, hollow shell that
looked like someone I used to know. Il
What is one way the author's word choice contributes to the tone o
passage?
The use of an idiom gives readers a sense of resentful anger
B. The use of metaphor creates the impression that Robert is
nonhuman.
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C. The repetition of the word "home creates a safe, comfo
feeling
D. The word "ghosts" is used to represent Robert's ha
memories.