Answer: Referencing artistic elements in a poem or a story is a choice authors make to educate their audiences about artistic expression. Yusef Komunyakaa uses imagery and color to educate his reader through artistic elements.
Komunyakaa uses imagery in his poem like “ I see the trap’s white flash” to connect the reader to a time of war and emotional pain. He also uses color to convey a sense of reality while creating a feeling of a dream like state at the same time. For example, “ brushstrokes flash, a red bird’s wings cutting across my stare.”
Explanation:This small moment at the memorial is a glimpse at a larger picture. Komunyakaa speaks about this one day but this one day represents such a horrific and traumatic situation, one that has left scars on many people.
The aesthetic impact describes what it was like to be a
veteran during the Vietnam war, and the experiences of the person taking care
of people. In one of the lines that says: “Brushstrokes flash, a red bird's
wings cutting across my stare. The sky. A plane in the sky. A white vet's image
floats close to me, then his pale eyes look through mine.” It follows how the
veteran talks about the death of the victims and how they will be remembered,
the description of the plane may even describe bobs that were falling from the
sky.
Paul is confused about why he and Robert are going to different schools.
Explanation:
In the passage, Paul keeps asking his father why he and Robert have to go to different schools, and doesn't understand why they can't go to the same school. This implies that Paul is confused.
