5. The poem "Mr. Flood's Party" best exhibits which of the following characteristics
of modernist poetry?
Dealt with issues that concerned modernists
Broke with past literary traditions
O Highlighted the alienation of the individual in the modern world
Employed references to diverse cultures, belief systems and histories

Understand that amassed in paragraph 3 means

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.

Can you describe the word chalk without saying the words chalk or chalky? (type your own definition of the word.)