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In “Laugh Back,” the author develops a threatening tone.

Which example of figurative language from the text most clearly supports this tone?


“but I have to / if I’m to laugh back / at him / one day.”

“I count in English, / forcing it / to the front / of my mind.”

“The pink boy shouts, / showing a black hole / where sharp teeth glow.”

“Not that I care / to understand / what Pink Boy says,“