Deena pressed her hands against the heavy oak window frame and pushed upward. In rushed the jarring sounds of honking horns and screeching tires and the pungent smells of exhaust and uncollected trash, all piggybacking on a welcome current of cool air. Deena had been in the one-room apartment nearly two months now and had managed to acquire no more than a small cot in the corner opposite the door, a folding table and two chairs beside the window, and an assortment of milk crates in which to store her meager belongings. What does the writer’s choice of words convey about his or her attitudes toward Deena? Give two examples that support your answer

You are reading an informational text for english class, and you find a lot of words you don't know. your teacher says you don't need to look up all of them in the dictionary, only the ones you need to get the main point of the text. how could text features you figure out which words to look up?

What character asks for god's mercy on the lady at the end of the poem? arthur lancelot the poem's speaker the reaper

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.