English

Kareem Holt

25 August, 15:41

Amid the many horrors of the Vietnam War, I found one of

the worst to be the waiting - those quiet times of inactivity

when anticipation of the next attack weighed on me like a

pile of bricks. I might be lying in the mud along a creek bed

somewhere, completely oblivious to the cold, the wet

earth, or the smell of gunpowder still fresh in my nostrils. It

was those times of waiting that showed me I had nothing

else in my mind - no past, no future, no ideas. Just a raw

awareness of the moment.

What is one way the author's use of language contributes to the tone of this

passage?

A. The description of the events of the attack creates a suspenseful

feeling.

B. The word "attack" creates a fast-paced, action-packed feeling.

C. The comparison of anticipation to bricks creates a feeling of

oppression

D. the repetition of the word "no" emphasizes the sense of freedom