Essay Problem
Read the following accounts of two different Vietnam veterans' first visit to the Wall, the Memorial on which the names of all those killed in the Vietnam War are inscribed. "First Visit to the ‘Wall' . . ." by Rex Rutkowski is a prose account; "Facing It" by Yusef Komunyaka is a poem. Discuss the effect that genre has on the two authors' descriptions; what does the poetic version do that the prose version does not? Use evidence from both accounts in support of your thesis.
The response must include a reference list. Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.