Does the story use vivid and precise words and a variety of sentences? How can the word choice and sentence structure be improved..? Does the story center on one major conflict? What is the conflict..?

Does the rising action effectively build on that conflict toward the climax? Explain..?

Does the resolution wrap up the story, and is the conflict resolved..? How..?

Is the point of view clear and consistent..? What is the point of view..?

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.