Ultimate Trivia Quiz About Facing IT Poem
10 Questions
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This is a 10 question quiz on Yusef Komunyakaa's "Facing It."
Questions and Answers
- 1.What is the setting of the poem?
- A.
Vietnam
- B.
A house
- C.
The Vietnam Veterans War Memorial
- D.
The Korean War Veterans Memorial
- 2.Who is the speaker of the poem?
- A.
A woman brushing a boy's hair
- B.
Andrew Johnson
- C.
A white vet
- D.
An African-American vet
- 3.The phrase "I'm stone" in line 5 is an example of:
- A.
Metaphor
- B.
Juxtaposition
- C.
Synecdoche
- D.
Simile
- 4.When the speaker remembers the Vietnam War, this is an example of:
- A.
Consonance
- B.
Paradox
- C.
Flashback
- D.
Metonymy
- 5.Why does the speaker expect to find his own name in the stone?
- A.
He is dead.
- B.
The wall is for war survivors.
- C.
He is famous.
- D.
He could have easily died in the war.
- 6.What happens to the names when the woman "walks away"?
- A.
They stay on the wall.
- B.
They fade away.
- C.
They become transparent.
- D.
They become easier to see.
- 7.The speaker compares himself to all of the following except:
- A.
A window
- B.
A soldier
- C.
Stone
- D.
Flesh
- 8.In lines 6-7, how does the speaker feel when he sees his reflection?
- A.
Like a victim
- B.
Like a bird of prey
- C.
Like a cloud
- D.
Like a warrior
- 9."Letters like smoke" is an example of:
- A.
Rhyme
- B.
Irony
- C.
Simile
- D.
Assonance
- 10.The wall reflects all of the following except:
- A.
A woman's blouse
- B.
The speaker's face
- C.
A woman brushing a boy's hair
- D.
A booby trap's flash
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