PLEASE I NEED HELP ASAP!! The structure of the poem follows a chronological sequence in which the author describes the past and gives advice for the future. What does this structure convey about authors and/or books?

A. In a way, books have a life of their own.

B. Usually, books do better if they can avoid critics.

C. Generally, authors fuss too much over their books.

D. Mostly, wealthy authors write better books than poor authors.

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.