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?
A. The parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those returning.
B. The word parade is used sarcastically to create a lighthearted mood
c. The use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment,
D. The phrase hot, angry tangle is used sarcastically to create iron​

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Drag the tiles to the boxes to form correct pairs. match each excerpt to the type of characterization it uses.

Read the excerpts from part 3 of "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." a rising sheet of water curved over him, fell down upon him, blinded him, strangled him! the cannon had taken a hand in the game. as he shook his head free from the commotion of the smitten water he heard the deflected shot humming through the air ahead, and in an instant it was cracking and smashing the branches in the forest beyond. *** a whiz and rattle of grapeshot among the branches high above his head roused him from his dream. the baffled cannoneer had fired him a random farewell. he sprang to his feet, rushed up the sloping bank, and plunged into the forest. *** as he is about to clasp her he feels a stunning blow upon the back of the neck; a blinding white light blazes all about him with a sound like the shock of a cannon—then all is darkness and silence! what function does the motif of the cannon serve throughout the story? the cannon continually pushes farquhar to continue his journey through his dream and back to reality. the cannon encourages farquhar to investigate whether his escape was a dream or reality. the cannon reminds farquhar that time is subjective and encourages him to move quickly in order to reach his home. the cannon represents farquhar’s romantic dream that he escaped his execution and will return home.