Which of the following quotations from “the talk” illustrates hyperbole, or intentional overstatement? i. “my best friend and i knew that we were going to grow up to be ugly.” ii.“first, our heads got large, but our necks wavered, frail as crisp tulips. iii.“i could hammer, saw, lift beams into place, and see the work i got done at the end of the day.” iv.“my gangly arms nearly touched my kneecaps.”

"endangered dreams: the great depression in california: " which word best summarizes the author's description of the pea pickers camp?

Summarize in 3-5 complete sentences the conditions of life on the reservation as depicted by chief red cloud’s speech. cite evidence from the text to support your answer.

Returning from vietnam, we were 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. which sentence best uses figurative language to match the paragraph's tone? a. our feet were frozen in place as the street itself strained to hold us back. b. i felt unappreciated and condemned for actions i had thought were heroic. c. i hadn't expected to find myself in a rags-to-riches situation such as this. d. we had come home to a feeding frenzy and were being treated as bait.