Question

Read these lines from komunyakaa's "facing it":. . . no tears.i'm stone. i'm flesh.my clouded reflection eyes mewhat does the figurative language in this excerpt most likely mean?

a.his body will feed animals upon the event of his death.
b.his reflection seems to be a part of the war memorial wall.
c.he can't help but feel trapped in the war, even though it's over.
d.his masterpiece sculpture was once a living man.

Answer 1

B) his reflection seems to be a part of the war memorial wall. ~Apex just got 100 on the test

Answer 2

He can't help but feel trapped in the war, even though it's over. Komunyakaa's poem shows a man who is at the memorial and has trouble distinguishing between what is happening now and what happened during the war. He is feeling connected to both those alive and dead, and he has trouble letting go of his intense emotions.