Read the excerpt below and answer the question. for man is always at the mercy of other men, sentenced by the absence of laughter and love, all the race has to give. which of the following describes the author’s use of the word “sentenced” in the poem “they shot wook kim”? select all that apply. it conveys both the swiftness and finality of his murder. it makes his murder seem like a decision made in court. it conveys the deliberation and inevitability of his murder. it is ironic because it has connotations of justice and fairness.

It makes his murder seem like a decision made in court.

It is ironic because it has connotations of justice and fairness.

Explanation:

The poem “They Shot Wook Kim” is about a realm murder of Korean immigrant during his night shift at a gas station, Kim was shoot eight times, his death was definitely senseless and violent as a result of the chaotic society he lived in. The use of the word “sentenced” picture a decision that is taken in a court were the “absence of laughter and love” condemned him to this death, we relate the court with justice however he was no justice Kim was at the mercy of other men, which is an ironic sense of justice and fairness.

the correct answers are:

c. “never in the history of his people had a man married a woman who spoke a different tongue.”

d. “‘it has never been heard,’ was the verdict of an old man speaking a few weeks later.”

e. “this man had come with others to commiserate with okeke.”