Question

question 5 of 10 read these lines from komunyakaas \facing it\:... i turn this way—the stone lets me go. what does the figurative language in this excerpt most likely mean? a. the narrator forgives himself for pelting the enemy. b. the narrator frees himself from a stone that landed on him during a blast. c. the narrator drops the stone he intended to use as a weapon. d. the narrator turns away from the war memorial wall.

Explanation:

In "Facing It", the "stone" is likely the Vietnam - Veterans Memorial Wall. The narrator turning away and the "stone letting him go" means leaving the emotional weight of the memorial, which is a war memorial wall.

Answer:

D. The narrator turns away from the war memorial wall.