I wanted to stay angry with him, even though my anger was acid, eating away at my soul. It was my comfort, my
security, to know that I had it. I controlled it; I decided
whether to keep it or to let it go. And I kept it. And, oh, how
it burned.
How does the metaphor in this passage most clearly support the author's
purpose?
O A. It exaggerates the dangers of acid in order to make anger seem
like a bad habit to hold on to.
B. It makes the acid seem like a peer to the speaker to show that it
can take on a life of its own.
O C. It compares anger to acid to show how letting it go can bring
healing and restoration.
D. It makes anger seem like acid that can cause people physical pain
and permanent damage if they hold on to it.

I believe its c.

Explanation:

They mention how holding on to the metaphorical acid which represented the person's anger burned. Although, keeping the anger bottled up caused the person comfort, it caused them pain just as well. Now since the acid is metaphorical, it can't physically hurt the person so it cant be D(The other choice I was torn between). They also mention how the acid ate away the persons soul in a way (Still not mentioning anything about physical pain.)

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)