Question

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.


A) it explores the narrator’s emotions to highlight

B) it describes the crowed as a parade to show the eventful atmosphere

C) it lists the different forms of protest it illiterate the creativity of the protesters

D) it brings to life the sounds and appearance of the crowd and conveys their anger

Answer 1

The imagery contributes to the meaning because it brings to life the sounds and appearance of the crowd and conveys their anger, as in option D.

What is imagery?

We call imagery the literary device that consists of using language appealing to the five senses:

• Hearing

• Sight

• Taste

• Touch

• Smell

In other words, authors use imagery when they vividly describe a scene, a person, an object, etc. In the passage we are analyzing here, the author uses imagery to describe the protests faced by those who returned to Vietnam.

The sound and appearance of the crowd as well as their anger is conveyed through details such as:

"angry tangle"

"shaking fists"

"ugly words"

"as if it were our fault"

With the information above in mind, we can choose option D as the correct answer.

The missing question is the following:

Which best explains how imagery contributes to the meaning of this passage?

• It explores the narrator’s emotions to highlight the cruelty of the protests.

• It describes the crowed as a parade to show the eventful atmosphere.

• It lists the different forms of protest it illustrate the creativity of the protesters.

• It brings to life the sounds and appearance of the crowd and conveys their anger.

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