Analyzing Ekphrastic Poetry

Question 1

Consider this painting entitled Great Fish-Market by Bruegel.

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t: the people’s reliance on the sea as an industry

Question 2

Read the poem entitled "The Poison Tree" by William Blake.I was angry with my friend:I told my wrath, my wrath did end.I was angry with my foe:I told it not, my wrath did grow.And I watered it in fearsNight and morning with my tears,And I sunned it with smilesAnd with soft deceitful wiles.And it grew both day and night,Till it bore an apple bright,And my foe beheld it shine,And he knew that it was mine, —And into my garden stoleWhen the night had veiled the pole;In the morning, glad, I seeMy foe outstretched beneath the tree.

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B: Blake reveals emotions being cultivated like a garden.

Question 3

What can be observed from this painting? Select 3 options.

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I: It shows a night scene.; I: It is a landscape view.; I: It was painted with swirling brush strokes.

Question 4

Read the poem entitled "The Poison Tree" by William Blake.I was angry with my friend:I told my wrath, my wrath did end.I was angry with my foe:I told it not, my wrath did grow.And I watered it in fearsNight and morning with my tears,And I sunned it with smilesAnd with soft deceitful wiles.And it grew both day and night,Till it bore an apple bright,And my foe beheld it shine,And he knew that it was mine, —And into my garden stoleWhen the night had veiled the pole;In the morning, glad, I seeMy foe

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t: the danger of suppressed anger

Question 5

Consider the painting entitled Woman with a Pearl Necklace by Vermeer.

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A: The fabrics and accessories indicate the woman’s wealth.

Question 6

"The Corn Harvest" by William Carlos Williams

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W: Williams speaks as an observer, but Frost speaks as a participant in the harvest.

Question 7

Consider the poem."The Corn Harvest" by William Carlos WilliamsSummer !the painting is organizedabout a youngreaper enjoying hisnoonday restcompletelyrelaxedfrom his morning laborssprawledin fact sleepingunbuttonedon his backthe womenhave brought him his lunchperhapsa spot of winethey gather gossipingunder a treewhose shadecarelesslyhe does not share therestingcenter oftheir workaday world.

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w: with peaceful imagery

Question 8

"She Walks in Beauty" by George Gordon Byron

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B: Both poems are complimentary, paying tribute to loved ones.

Question 9

What can be observed from this painting? Select 3 options.

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I: It is a portrait of a man.; I: It shows visible brush strokes.; I: It displays bold colors.

Question 10

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w: walking dully along

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