Read this sentence from “everyday use" and answer the question.

from the other side of the car comes a short, stocky man. hair is all over his head a foot long and hanging from his chin like a kinky mule tail.

what type of figurative language is used to describe hakim-a-barber’s hair?

metaphor to compare his hair to a mule’s tail.
hyperbole to exaggerate the disheveled look of his hair.
imagery to invoke the sense of sight.
simile to compare his hair to a mule’s tail.

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.