Once these disparate parts were held together by a common enemy, by the fault lines of world wars and the electrified fence of communism. with the end of the cold war there was the creeping concern that without a focus for hatred and distrust, a sense of national identity would evaporate, that the left side of the hyphen – african-american, mexican-american, irish-american – would overwhelm the right. –"a quilt of a country," anna quindlen what is the denotative meaning of “electrified fence”? what is the connotative meaning of “electrified fence” in the passage? what does the use of this phrase reveal about how the author views communism?
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English, 22.06.2019 02:40
Returning from vietnam, we were indeed 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. what is one way the author's use of language contributes to the tone of this passage? a. the use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment. b. the phrase "hot, angry tangle" is used sarcastically to create irony. c. the word "parade" is used sarcastically to create a lighthearted mood. d. the parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those returning.
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English, 22.06.2019 05:00
Which one of these lines use him to permitte which one of these lines uses iambic pentameter?
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