Question

compare structures
my black face fades,
hiding inside the black granite.
i said i wouldn’t
dammit: no tears.
i’m stone. i’m flesh.
—“facing it,” yusef komunyakaa

all i could do was gape at the fact of the
young man’s body.
even now i haven’t finished sorting it out.
sometimes i forgive myself, other times i
don’t.
—“ambush,” tim o’brien

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.
done

Explanation:

1. Analyze the first option: The first passage has conflicting thoughts like "I'm stone. I'm flesh" and the second has "Sometimes I forgive myself, other times I don't", so this is correct.
2. Analyze the second option: The first passage is a poem (non - fiction expression of emotion) and the second is a personal narrative (non - fiction), so they don't express through fiction. Eliminate this.
3. Analyze the third option: Both passages use concise language (few words) to depict their internal or observed actions, creating tension. This is correct.
4. Analyze the fourth option: "Facing It" and "Ambush" (from Tim O'Brien, likely) both relate to the Vietnam War's effects on those who experienced it. This is correct.

Answer:

• Both authors create tension and conflict in the confusing thoughts they experience.
• 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.