Read the excerpt from hemingway’s a farewell to arms.

“it could not be worse,” passini said respectfully. “there is nothing worse than war.”
“defeat is worse.”
“i do not believe it,” passini said still respectfully. “what is defeat? you go home.”
“they come after you. they take your home. they take your sisters.”

the use of informal diction in a farewell to arms

a. robs the passage of having a deeper meaning.
b. to maintain the realism of the dialogue.
c. lends an air of absurdity to the dialogue.
d. reduces the readability of the passage.

Which describes the effect the use of figurative language has on the tone of this excerpt? select all that apply

In the revolution 2.0 note the wording of the protest guidelines.what word choices create a tone of reason and control? how might this tone affect the readers

Read the rough draft of a student's conclusion to anargumentative editorial.(1) year-round schooling would student achievement.(2) not so much information would have to be crammed intonine months. (3) furthermore, the elimination of long breaks,particularly summer break, would significantly reduce"learning loss" and the additional time wasted at thebeginning of each academic year to reteach previouslylearned material. (4) it is clear that year-round schooling students learn and retain more. (5) the united staleis not the only country to experiment with a year-roundschool schedule. (6) although many still claim that evidenceabout year-round school and its link to higher achievement isinconclusive, these people need to open their eyes and seethat students in these schools consistently score higher oncertain assessments than students who attend schools withtraditional nine-month calendars. (7) it is about time that wereplaced our outdated and inefficient school calendars.which best revises sentence 6 to create a more appropriate and respectful tone