Writing a novel is hard work. not only is the act of writing difficult, but there are many different rules to master. some rules include writing dialogue, learning to write in scenes, and developing characterization and plot. once a writer masters, or at least learns, those rules, he or she can then use them as a foundation when working on a novel
which is the main idea of this paragraph?

a. there are many different rules to master when writing a novel.

b. once a writer learns the various fiction techniques, he or she can use them as a foundation to write.

c. writing a novel is hard work.

d. a writer needs to master writing dialogue, scenes, characterization, and plot.

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.

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How did the older men calm the younger ones down when they learned from some of the prisoners where they were? (chapter 3 of the book night)