Write eight annotations that help a reader understand the tone, mood, and meaning of a poem from this lesson (except "Spring and All" by William Carlos Williams). Your assignment is also to write an introduction paragraph that explains the overall meaning of the poem, based on examples from the poem. Your focus should be on the connotations and figurative language in the poem that you've selected. Your assignment should include the following elements:
Eight annotations, each of which focuses on a separate line of the poem you've chosen
An introduction paragraph that explains the overall meaning of the poem and puts the annotations in context
The full text of the poem you've chosen, with clear indications of which lines each annotation explains

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.