Which sentences in these excerpts reflect the common theme of soldiers’ reluctance to talk about their war experiences?
a) she knew about the war; she knew i'd been a soldier.
b) it was a difficult moment, but i did what seemed right, which was to say, "of course not," and then to take her onto my lap and hold her for a while
c) this is why i keep writing war stories
d) if they had been reticent men it would have been different, but some of them were talkers and some were even boasters
e) they would discuss their experiences right up to the time of battle and then suddenly they wouldn't talk anymore
f) only recently have i found what seems to be a reasonable explanation, and the answer is simple

The following sentences reflect the common theme of soldiers' reluctance to talk about their war experiences:

B)It was a difficult moment, but I did what seemed right, which was to say, "Of course not". and then to take her onto my lap and hold her for a while. In this sentence it is clear that the narrator does not feel comfortable with the question he has just been asked, and so he chooses to lie to her so that he can avoid going deep in the question he was asked.

E)They would discuss their experiences right up to the time of battle and then suddenly they wouldn't talk anymore. In this sentence the author shows how unwilling the soldiers are to talk about war and how they can go from talking about the battle to suddenly not talking anymore, as if they are blocking the memories away.

a simile is first defined as a type of speech that uses one thing or phrase with comparisons to things of an unrelated kind, often in order to make a more vivacious description. so of the phrases above, only the last one (i swear she cast a shadow white as stone) would be considered a simile, as a shadow white as stone takes two unrelated things and uses them in an interesting way.

explanation:

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