Which BEST describes the author's technique in this sentence? Joining the battle, the belligerent boy beat his chest to show his resolve. A) The author creates a determined tone with the use of an allusion. B) Parallelism draws attention to the boy's mood as he prepares for battle. C) Alliteration creates a percussive sound and draws the reader into the story. D) The author uses a metaphor to compare one object to another in a creative way.

Read the excerpt from warriors don't cry. as we approached behind them, we could see only the clusters of white people that stretched for a distance of two blocks along the entire span of the school building. my mind could take in the sights and sounds only one by one: flashing cameras, voices shouting in my ears, men and women jostling each other, old people, young people, people running, uniformed police officers walking, men standing still, men and women waving their fists, and then the long line of uniformed soldiers carrying weapons just like in the war movies i had seen. which words create the mood in the excerpt? check all that apply.

Which would be the most credible source for researching the effects of smoking? letter from your grandfather web page about someone’s lung cancer report prepared by a tobacco company research article in a scientific journal

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