Question 24 read the passage: a red-coat troop came marching— marching—marching— king george's men came marching, up to the old inn-door. which best explains the effect of the punctuation in this passage? a. it indicates that the marching was interupted b. it highlights the rhythym of the approaching soilders c. it indicates that the poet is searching for the right words to express himself d. it tells the reader not to pause at the end of the lines

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.