Question

Read these lines from Komunyakaa's "Facing It":

...No Tears.
I'm stone. I'm flesh.
My clouded reflection eyes me

What does the figurative language in this excerpt most likely mean?

A. His body will feed animals upon the event of his death.

B. He can't help but feel trapped in the war, even though it's over.

C. His reflection seems to be apart of the war memorial wall.

D. His masterpiece sculpture was once a living man.

Answer 1

His reflection seems to be a part of the war memorial wall.

Answer 2

The correct answer is C) His reflection seems to be apart of the war memorial wall.

The figurative language in this excerpt most likely means that his reflection seems to be apart of the war memorial wall.

"Komunyakaa's "Facing It" is a poem written by African American writer Yousef Komunyaka, in 1947. His most famous collection of poems is called "Copacetic," a collection that includes the poem "Facing It." Other good books he wrote were "I Apologize for the Eyes in My Head," (1986) and "Dian Cai Dau" (1988).