Question

Read these lines from komunyakaa's "facing it":. . . no tears.i'm stone. i'm flesh.my clouded reflection eyes mewhat does the figurative language in this excerpt most likely mean?
a.his body will feed animals upon the event of his death.
b.his reflection seems to be a part of the war memorial wall.
c.he can't help but feel trapped in the war, even though it's over.
d.his masterpiece sculpture was once a living man.

Answer 1

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

In the poem, the speaker is visiting the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial and sees his reflection in the granite. This immediately eliminates option A and D. In the lines, he says, "I'm stone" and "my clouded reflection eyes me". Both of these lines indicate that the speaker feels as though he is inside of the memorial. We don't know from these lines if he feels trapped in the war.