Old Ironsides
Oliver Wendell Holmes
24)
In stanza two, how does the poet enhance the imagery of the wind?
A) The diction is reminiscent of the imagery of wind.
B) The formal rhyme scheme imitates a swirling motion.
C) The allusion to the harpies conjures up an image of a storm.
Eliminate
D) The alliteration of the letter ‘w’ echoes the sound of the rushing wind.

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.