In Vietnam, the jungle itself turned you into an animal. It reached out and pulled you in. We willingly performed the outward transformation of camouflaging ourselves - tucking foliage into our helmets, smearing our faces with ash that stung our nostrils. But something inside us was changing as well. We were becoming beasts – stalking our prey, baring our fangs. And when the time came, attacking. Which sentence best uses figurative language to match the paragraph's tone? A. I was surprised and frightened by this change that allowed me to attack without remorse.
B. I pressed myself against the trunk of a thick tree - a wolf in sheep's clothing waiting to strike.
C. Far from the comforts of home, we had entered this conflict in order to let sleeping dogs lie.
D. The jungle was alive with the sounds of nature - strange birds were our alarm clock in the morning.​

Read the excerpt below from "letter from birmingham jail" and then answer the question below: "my citing the creation of tension as part of the work of the nonviolent resister may sound rather shocking. but i must confess that i am not afraid of the word "tension." i have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. just as socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood." how does king's repetition of the term "tension" impact the meaning of the text? dr. king says that he is afraid of the word tension and he doesn't think it is necessary. dr. king repeats the word tension to explain how he sees the word as a negative force that discourages change. dr. king repeats the word tension unintentionally, and it doesn't impact the meaning of the text. dr. king repeats the word tension to support how he views the word tension as positive and growth-producing.

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