Read the excerpt from Flannery O'Connor's "The Life You Save May Be Your Own." The ugly words settled in Mr. Shiftlet's head like a group of buzzards in the top of a tree. The simile in this excerpt compares Mr. Shiftlet to a group of buzzards. the ugly words to the top of the tree. a group of buzzards to the top of a tree. the ugly words to a group of buzzards.

The essay sea stars by barbara hurd. what point is the author making by comparing a sea star missing an arm to a human losing a limb?

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.

And are the two main components of poems that you need to be capable of making inferences and drawing conclusions about. and are the two main components of poems that you need to be capable of making inferences and drawing conclusions about. think its facts and clues