Comparing Poetry and Art - Quiz Quiz

Question 1

Read the line from Robert Hayden’s poem "Monet’s ‘Waterlilies,’” then look at the painting Water Lilies by Claude Monet. O light beheld as through refracting tears. Expand Image How does this line relate to the artwork?

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C: It compares the painting to an emotional experience.

Question 2

Which lines from the poem "Sonnet in Primary Colors” by Rita Dove provide an example of alliteration?

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A: “among parrots, in the stern petticoats of the peasant, / who painted herself a present–”

Question 3

Read the stanza from "Monet’s ‘Waterlilies’” by Robert Hayden. O light beheld as through refracting tears. Here is the aura of that world each of us has lost. Here is the shadow of its joy. How does the imagery in the stanza contribute to the poem’s overall meaning?

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B: It illustrates a sense of misfortune.

Question 4

Which line from the poem "Monet’s ‘Waterlilies’” by Robert Hayden includes an allusion?

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A: “Today as the news from Selma and Saigon”

Question 5

Which line from the poem "Monet’s ‘Waterlilies’” by Robert Hayden includes an allusion?

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A: “Today as the news from Selma and Saigon”

Question 6

This question has two parts. First, answer Part 1. Then, answer Part 2. Part 1 Read the poem “Monet’s ‘Waterlillies.’” How does Robert Hayden use figurative language and imagery in his poem “Monet’s ‘Waterlillies’” to convey themes of time, light, and loss?

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C: to create a vivid picture and express complex ideas

Question 7

Read the poem "Monet’s ‘Waterlilies’” by Robert Hayden. Today as the news from Selma and Saigon poisons the air like fallout, I come again to see the serene, great picture that I love. Here space and time exist in light the eye like the eye of faith believes. The seen, the known dissolve in iridescence, become illusive flesh of light that was not, was, forever is. O light beheld as through refracting tears. Here is the aura of that world each of us has lost. Here is the shadow of its joy. What evidence supports the conclusion that the poem is written in free verse? Choose two correct answers.

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D: There is no rhyme scheme.; E: The lines are unequal in length.

Question 8

Read the lines from Robert Hayden’s poem "Monet’s ‘Waterlilies,’” and then look at the painting Water Lilies by Claude Monet. Today as the news from Selma and Saigon poisons the air like fallout, I come again to see the serene, great picture that I love. Expand Image What does the poem include that the artwork does not?

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B: an allusion to conflict

Question 9

Read the line from Robert Hayden’s poem "Monet’s ‘Waterlilies,’” then look at the painting Water Lilies by Claude Monet. O light beheld as through refracting tears. Expand Image How does this line relate to the artwork?

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C: It compares the painting to an emotional experience.

Question 10

This question has two parts. First, answer Part 1. Then, answer Part 2. Part 1 Read the poem “Monet’s ‘Waterlillies.’” How does Robert Hayden use figurative language and imagery in his poem “Monet’s ‘Waterlillies’” to convey themes of time, light, and loss?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: to create a vivid picture and express complex ideas

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