Read the passage from “the caged bird.” a free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats downstream till the current ends and dips his wing in the orange sun rays and dares to claim the sky. how does the figurative language in this stanza work as part of the extended metaphor? it creates images of freedom. it creates images of oppression. it emphasizes a sense of fantasy. it emphasizes a sense of arrogance.

Amanda bought a prom dress which she considered the most beautiful dress ever made. adjective clause: word(s) modified:

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.

Which tense allows for an event that began in the past to carry into the present moment in time