Facing It

The speaker in "Facing It" is

• A veteran's mother

• Andrew Johnson

• An African American Veteran

• The ghost of a Vietnam Soldier

The phrase "I'm stone" in line 5 is an example of:

• A simile (comparing two things using 'like' or 'as')

• Alliteration (repeating the same sound at the beginning of words)

• Onomatopoeia (a word made out of a sound)

• A Metaphor (a comparison WITHOUT using 'like' or 'as')

As the speaker remembers the Vietnam War, this is an example of:

• foreshadowing

• flashback

• hyperbole (an exaggeration)

• text structure

"... in letters like smoke" from line 16 is an example of:

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• idiom (an old saying)

Why does the speaker expect to find his name in the stone?

• He is dead.

• The wall is for survivors.

• He is a famous Soldier.

• He could have died, too.

Which of the following does the speaker NOT compare himself to in the poem?

• a window

• stone

• a plane

• flesh

"The stone lets me go" in line 9 is an example of:

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• onomatopoeia

Lines 3-5 most likely suggest the speaker is:

• trying not to die

• trying to be strong

• trying to find his name

• trying to get to the wall

The best theme for the poem is:

• Face your fears.

• Don't judge a book by its cover.

• Don't forget who you are.

• Treat others the way you want to be treated.