Identify the choice that best answers the question.
read the sentence below and answer the question that follows:
after the accident, the miners channeled the strength of hercules to move the rock that was
blocking the cave.
what is the role of the allusion to hercules, a hero of greek mythology, in this sentence?

a. it shows that the miners need to pretend to be hercules to move the rock.
b. it indicates that the story is set in a mythological world where anything is possible.
c. it expresses the extreme strength the miners needed to summon to move the rock.
d. it hints that the miners may have already possessed supernatural powers.

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.