Read this excerpt from the grapes of wrath:
and the tenant men came walking back, hands in their pockets, hats pulled down. some bought a pint and drank it fast to make the impact hard and stunning. but they didn't laugh and they didn't dance. they didn't sing or pick the guitars. they walked back to the farms, hands in pockets and heads down, shoes kicking the red dust up.
which best describes how the diction supports the tone of this passage?
a. the repetition of phrases that are similar in structure creates parallelism and emphasizes the idea of loss.
b. referring to the farmers as "they" conveys the idea that the farmers belong to a different social class than the author.
c. the author uses the words "red dust" to symbolize the hard work that the farmers did just to feed their families.
d. phrases such as "didn't laugh" and "heads down" convey sadness toward the farmers being driven from their land.

Read the excerpt below from "letter from birmingham jail" and then answer the question below: "my citing the creation of tension as part of the work of the nonviolent resister may sound rather shocking. but i must confess that i am not afraid of the word "tension." i have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. just as socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood." how does king's repetition of the term "tension" impact the meaning of the text? dr. king says that he is afraid of the word tension and he doesn't think it is necessary. dr. king repeats the word tension to explain how he sees the word as a negative force that discourages change. dr. king repeats the word tension unintentionally, and it doesn't impact the meaning of the text. dr. king repeats the word tension to support how he views the word tension as positive and growth-producing.

The date of a business letter is included in the greeting. heading. inside address. margin.

In twelve years a slave, when the passengers on the ship learn robert has smallpox, what is their reaction? “panic-stricken” “indifferent” “relieved” “oppressed”