Which lines from the poem “facing it” best reflect the narrator’s struggle between his desire to maintain control and the strong emotions that he feels?

a. i’m stone. i’m flesh.
my clouded reflection eyes me

b. i turn that way—i’m inside
the vietnam veterans memorial

c. i touch the name andrew johnson;
i see the trap’s white flash.

d. brushstrokes flash, a red bird’s
wings cutting across my stare.

a. I’m stone. I’m flesh.  

My clouded reflection eyes me

The narrator describes himself as stone and then as flesh. As stone, he is in control of his emotions - rock hard. However, he struggles to maintain that control when he describes himself as flesh and his reflection being clouded. None of the other options show the struggle for him to maintain control. In option b it shows him inside the Memorial but not outside as well. In options c and d the white flash and red bird's wings cutting the image are significant, but they don't show his struggle.

A

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