Read these lines from komunyakaa's "facing it":. . . no tears.i'm stone. i'm flesh.my clouded reflection eyes mewhat does the fi
gurative 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.
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.
The pardoner is the last pilgrim to be portrayed in the prologue. His estate belongs to the court of Rome. This gentle pardoner is thought to be worthy of respect; "He had a scholarly look" and "He was an honest person." Nevertheless, his pretension not to care for riches and his being "an unethical man" oppose the positive idea created. The inference that can be made from the excerpt is that he was an unethical man.
