Question

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.
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 said I wouldn't dammit: No tears" and "I'm stone. I'm flesh", and the second passage has "Even now I haven't finished sorting it out. Sometimes I forgive myself, other times I don't" which shows confusing thoughts creating tension. So this is correct.
2. Analyze the second option: The first passage is a poem (non - fiction, personal experience) and the second seems to be a personal narrative (non - fiction), not fiction. So this is incorrect.
3. Analyze the third option: The first passage uses few words like "My black face fades, hiding inside the black granite. I said I wouldn't dammit: No tears. I'm stone. I'm flesh" and the second passage "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" also uses few words to depict action/thoughts, creating tension. So this is correct.
4. Analyze the fourth option: The first poem "Facing It" is about the Vietnam War memorial and the second passage also seems related to the Vietnam War experience (the young man's body, sorting out the experience). So both convey the effects of the Vietnam War on those who experienced it. This is correct.

Answer:

• $\square$ Both authors create tension and conflict in the confusing thoughts they experience. (checked)
• $\square$ Both authors express true emotional tension through fiction. (not checked)
• $\square$ Both authors create tension by using few words to depict action. (checked)
• $\square$ Both authors convey the effects of the Vietnam War on those who experienced it. (checked)