Analyzing Ekphrastic Poetry Answers

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Consider this painting entitled Great Fish-Market by Bruegel.

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the people’s enjoyment of fishing as a pastime
B
the people’s reliance on the sea as an industry
C
the people’s varied professional roles
D
the people’s family customs
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Ekphrastic poetry recalls biographical details of famous painters.
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Ekphrastic poetry offers rhyming criticism of modern artworks.
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Ekphrastic poetry describes or pays tribute to a piece of visual art.
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Ekphrastic poetry weaves a narrative to inspire future paintings.
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Consider the painting entitled Woman with a Pearl Necklace by Vermeer.

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The fabrics and accessories indicate the woman’s wealth.
B
The woman’s gestures suggest her compassion for others.
C
The woman’s facial expressions signal strong emotion.
D
The painting’s color scheme suggest a mournful occasion.
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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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the fruits of hard work
B
the gift of forgiveness
C
the steady progression of time
D
the danger of suppressed anger
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In "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus", Williams mentions "a splash quite unnoticed.” Which words from Auden’s "Musée des Beaux Arts" best illustrate this idea of people’s distraction and indifference?

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they were never wrong
B
how well they understood
C
walking dully along
D
passionately waiting

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