Which sentence best describes the diction of the passage below?

i screamed toward the goal, faked left around a final defender, and struck the ball solidly, aiming it low and hard into the far corner of the goal. the goalie dove a second too late as the ball came to a stop against the back of the net.

a. the fast pace matches the excitement of the scene.
b. the simple, active verb create an energetic mood.
c. the author's tone is excited and genuine.
d. the climax of the scene is typical of the story's genre.

Match each poem with the subculture or counterculture from which it came. hip–hop counterculture feminist counterculture beat generation a. "pay attention, here's the thick of the plot/i pulled up to the corner at the end of my block/and that's when i saw this beautiful girly–girl walkin'/i picked up my car phone to perpetrate like i was talkin'" (jazzy jeff and the fresh prince) b. "for no church told me/no guru holds me/no advice/just stone/of new york" (jack kerouac) c. "you fit into me/ like a hook into an eye/a fish hook/an open eye" (margaret atwood)