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Analyzing Ekphrastic Poetry Answers

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Consider this painting entitled The Astronomer by Vermeer.

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The room suggests he is confined or imprisoned.
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The objects in the room suggest he is curious or academic.
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His clothing suggests he is a modern, twenty-first century individual.
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His belongings suggest that he lives in poverty.
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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
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the people’s reliance on the sea as an industry
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the people’s varied professional roles
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the people’s family customs
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Consider the painting entitled L’Ambulance de la Gare de Poitiers by Henri Gervex.

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The depiction of a crowded medical facility suggests teamwork and optimism.
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The depiction of soothing light and comforting gestures suggests compassion.
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The image of wounded men in a makeshift clinic suggests the chaos of war.
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The image of patriotism in action suggests loyalty to a shared cause.
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"She Walks in Beauty" by George Gordon Byron

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Both poems are sorrowful, mourning lost loves.
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Both poems are complimentary, paying tribute to loved ones.
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Both poems are nostalgic, remembering better times.
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Both poems are introspective, thinking about serious situations.
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they were never wrong
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how well they understood
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walking dully along
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passionately waiting
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Read the poem entitled "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost.Nature's first green is gold,Her hardest hue to hold.Her early leaf's a flower;But only so an hour.Then leaf subsides to leaf.So Eden sank to grief,So dawn goes down to day.Nothing gold can stay.

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the value of precious metals
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the colors of nature
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the potential within people
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the inevitability of change
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"The Corn Harvest" by William Carlos Williams

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the amount of work accomplished
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the coworkers’ enjoyment
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the need for rest after work
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the desire to find a new job
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"The Corn Harvest" by William Carlos Williams

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Williams is complimentary toward the workers, but Frost is critical.
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Williams’s characters are eager to return to work, but Frost’s are not.
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Williams explains the challenges of the harvest, but Frost only mentions the fruit.
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Williams speaks as an observer, but Frost speaks as a participant in the harvest.
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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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with critical commentary
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with humorous anecdotes
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with enthusiastic characters
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with peaceful imagery
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"She Walks in Beauty" by George Gordon Byron

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The woman in Byron’s poem is wealthy; the woman in Poe’s poem is powerful.
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The woman in Byron’s poem is youthful; the woman in Poe’s poem is mature.
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The woman in Byron’s poem is gentle; the woman in Poe’s poem is welcoming.
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The woman in Byron’s poem is adventurous; the woman in Poe’s poem is wise.

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