Question

my black face fades, hiding inside the black granite. i said i wouldnt dammit: no tears. im stone. im flesh. —\facing it,\ yusef komunyakaa all i could do was gape at the fact of the young mans body. even now i havent finished sorting it out. sometimes i forgive myself, other times i dont. 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 each option:

• Option 1: The first passage has conflicting thoughts ("I said I wouldn't... No tears." "I'm stone. I'm flesh") and the second has "Even now I haven't finished sorting it out... Sometimes I forgive myself, other times I don't" – showing confusing thoughts creating tension. Correct.
• Option 2: The first is a poem (non - fiction, personal experience), the second is a personal narrative (non - fiction). So "through fiction" is wrong.
• Option 3: The first passage uses few words for action ("My black face fades... I'm stone. I'm flesh") and the second "All I could do was gape... Sometimes I forgive myself, other times I don't" – few words to depict action/tension. Correct.
• Option 4: The first poem is about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (related to Vietnam War), the second is about the narrator's experience related to the Vietnam War (the young man's body likely from the war). So they convey the effects of the Vietnam War. 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. (Unchecked)
• $\square$ 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)