Read the excerpt from A Rumor of War. We left Vietnam peculiar creatures, with young shoulders that bore rather old heads.What is the author attempting to convey to the reader using sensory language?

The contrast between “young shoulders” and “rather old heads” suggests that the soldiers were physically young but had gained the thoughts and outlook of older people. The author conveys that the experience of war made them mentally or emotionally mature beyond their years, so C is correct.

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