(Albe Read this excerpt from "Down by the Salley Gardens” by

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In a field by the river my love and I did stand,
And on my leaning shoulder she laid her snow-white hand.
She bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on the weirs,
But I was young and foolish, and now am full of tears.
Which statement best describes the effect of rhythm on this excerpt?
The rhythm suggests a lazy time spent relaxing.
The rhythm imitates the slow pace of the waving grasses.
The rhythm mirrors the frantic sprint of the narrator's exit.
The rhythm supports a hasty end to the short-lived romance.

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.