Experiencing and Reliving Vietnam

Question 1

What “truths” are presented in this poem? Check all of the appropriate boxes.The poem expresses true emotions. The speaker does not like what the wall at the memorial represents.The speaker still suffers tension caused by the war. The speaker’s war experiences influence him in the present.

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A: The poem expresses true emotions.; C: The speaker still suffers tension caused by the war.; D: The speaker’s war experiences influence him in the present.

Question 2

Think about the title “Facing It.” Check all of the possible meanings of the word “it” in the title.the memorialthe direction of Vietnamlife after the warthe reality of the author’s experience

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A: the memorial; C: life after the war; D: the reality of the author’s experience

Question 3

Question 3

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: metaphor; .: the war

Question 4

Which device is “I’m a window” an example of? The narrator sees the reflection of another veteran looking at the memorial. The narrator says, “He’s lost his right arm / inside the stone.” “Inside the stone” is a metaphor for .

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B: metaphor

Question 5

How are the two passages similar?Both describe an explosion.Both contain sensory language.Both are flashbacks.Both describe the death of a soldier.Both use personification.

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B: Both contain sensory language.; C: Both are flashbacks.; D: Both describe the death of a soldier.

Question 6

How do the authors use structure in these passages to create conflict and tension? Check all of the boxes that are correct.Both authors create tension and conflict in the confusing thoughts they experience.Both authors express true emotional tension through fiction.Both authors create tension by using few words to depict action.Both authors convey the effects of the Vietnam War on those who experienced it.

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A: Both authors create tension and conflict in the confusing thoughts they experience.; C: Both authors create tension by using few words to depict action.

Question 7

Both authors believe that the people around them understand the war.O’Brien is concerned about how his daughter will view his actions in the war.Komunyakaa is concerned about how people will view his actions in the war.O’Brien observes that his daughter does not share his strong emotions about the war.Komunyakaa observes that some people do not share his strong emotions about the war.

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B: O’Brien is concerned about how his daughter will view his actions in the war.; D: O’Brien observes that his daughter does not share his strong emotions about the war.; E: Komunyakaa observes that some people do not share his strong emotions about the war.

Question 8

Why is a free verse poem an effective structure to present truth? Check all of the boxes that apply to “Facing It.”Free verse allows the author to present his ideas without formal constraints.Free verse allows the reader to follow the true timeline of events.Free verse allows the speaker to convey an emotional experience through a poem.The events described are more likely to be true because poems present realistic events.

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A: Free verse allows the author to present his ideas without formal constraints.; C: Free verse allows the speaker to convey an emotional experience through a poem.

Question 9

Which device is “I’m a window” an example of? The narrator sees the reflection of another veteran looking at the memorial. The narrator says, “He’s lost his right arm / inside the stone.” “Inside the stone” is a metaphor for .

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C: the war

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