Question

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 likea 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 l had nothing else in my mind no past, no future, no ideas. Just a raw awareness of the moment

Which sentence best uses figurative language to match the paragraphis tone?

o A. The jungle had reached into my mind, and its thick vines choked out everything else that had been there
B. For years after that, I would remember the terror and suspense of those long minutes spent waiting
C. Icould hear my own pulse drumming in my ears, but my only thought was to remain still and quiet
D. In the quietof the jungle, the rippling sounds of the creek carried me back to happier days on my parents fam​

Answer 1

A. But the choices are awfully close.

Step-by-step explanation:

Make a list of the conditions he had endured.

What seemed like peace was actually a horror too contemplate to imagine when the peace and quite broke into something else.

There is nothing warm and fuzzy about what he is describing.

There is a call back feature when he could remember everything about the past.

I don't think C or D is a choice. No happy days for this scene. Not D

C does not seem to me to apply. Others may disagree. It's not a horrible choice.

B is really that figurative. Again, it can be chosen, but I wouldn't.

A I think is the best choice. The language is figurative. It's tone is definitely down beat. I'd take it.