Question 17 of 24
1 Point
Read the following passage:
I was tormented by what I had done. At the lakeside that
morning, I was unnerved by the eerily still surface of the
lake, like icy glass in an empty atmosphere.
Which sentence describes the effect of the figurative
language in this passage?
O A. The use of water reminds readers of rebirth.
O B. The setting is described in terms of death.
O C. The narrator's mental state is anguished.
O D. The descriptions of nature make the setting seem
important.

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. i felt unappreciated and condemned for actions i had thought were heroic. c. i hadn't expected to find myself in a rags-to-riches situation such as this. d. we had come home to a feeding frenzy and were being treated as bait.