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Experiencing and Reliving Vietnam Answers

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Which lines from the poem “Facing It” best reflect the narrator’s struggle between his desire to maintain control and the strong emotions that he feels?

I’m stone. I’m flesh. My clouded reflection eyes me

I turn that way—I’m insidethe Vietnam Veterans Memorial

I touch the name Andrew Johnson;I see the booby trap’s white flash.

Brushstrokes flash, a red bird’swings cutting across my stare.

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Which best describes the central conflict in “Ambush”?

The narrator is bothered by the fact that he lied to his daughter.

The narrator is haunted by the experience of killing another man.

The narrator is tormented by the grave dangers he once faced.

The narrator is frustrated by the empty assurances of Kiowa.

The first paragraph of “Ambush” contains a conversation that takes place

before the narrator killed a man in Vietnam.

before the birth of the narrator’s daughter.

after the narrator’s experiences in the Vietnam War.

after the narrator told his daughter the truth about war.

Which lines from the poem “Facing It” best communicate the author’s internal conflict to the reader?

I said I wouldn’t,dammit: No tears. I’m stone. I’m flesh.(lines 3-5)

My clouded reflection eyes melike a bird of prey, the profile of nightslanted against morning. (lines 6-8)

I go down the 58,022 names, half-expecting to findmy own in letters like smoke.(lines 14-16)

A white vet’s image floatscloser to me, then his pale eyeslook through mine. I’m a window.(lines 25-27)

Which excerpt from “Ambush” best reflects the story’s central conflict?

He was a short, slender young man of about twenty.

I had already pulled the pin on a grenade.

Almost certainly the young man would have passed me by.

Sometime I forgive myself, other times I don’t.

How do the authors differ in the way they present the war in “Facing It” and “Ambush”?

O’Brien describes it in narrative form, while Komunyakaa describes it with free-flowing thoughts.

O’Brien describes it with flashback, while Komunyakaa describes it through the eyes of others.

O’Brien describes exactly what happened, while Komunyakaa describes only his emotional state.

O’Brien describes it with sensory language, while Komunyakaa describes it with personification.

In “Ambush,” why does the author begin the passage in the present rather than during the war?

to emphasize that he survived the event

to create a feeling of tremendous loss

to build tension within the story itself

to illustrate the importance of the past

Which element is used in both “Ambush” and “Facing It” to create tension and conflict?

the minimal use of descriptive words

the addition of several fictional elements

the conflicted thoughts of the narrators

the insertion of frequent flashbacks

How does the author’s use of free verse allow him to effectively express his feelings about the memorial in the poem “Facing It”?

The use of free verse allows him to use personification.

The use of free verse allows him to use a traditional rhyme scheme.

The use of free verse allows him to use similes and metaphors.

The use of free verse allows him to use unconventional rhythm.

Read the excerpt from “Ambush.” He was a short, slender young man of about twenty. I was afraid of him—afraid of something—and as he passed me on the trail I threw a grenade that exploded at his feet and killed him.The excerpt is an example of

flashback, because the narrator is remembering a conversation with his daughter.

flashback, because the narrator is recalling an event that occurred during the Vietnam war.

frame story, because the narrator is describing an action that he deeply regrets.

frame story, because the narrator is explaining why he feels he must tell his daughter what he did.

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