Select the correct answer. Read this excerpt from the passage:
[15] She came to know what heavy housework meant and the odious cares of the kitchen. She washed the dishes, using
her dainty fingers and rosy nails on greasy pots and pans. She washed the soiled linen, the shirts and the dishcloths,
which she dried upon a line; she carried the slops down to the street every morning and carried up the water, stopping
for breath at every landing.
How does the author create a slow pace in this excerpt?
OA. The author uses character action and shorter sentences.
OB. The author uses description and complex sentences.
ОС.
The author uses details to postpone revealing events.
OD
The author presents events in a rapid sequence.

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.