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

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It is a portrait of a man.
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It was created in 1887.
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It shows visible brush strokes.
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It displays bold colors.
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It is part of a large collection.
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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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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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What can be observed from this painting? Select 3 options.

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It was created in June.
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It shows a night scene.
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It is a landscape view.
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It reveals the Alpilles mountain range.
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It was painted with swirling brush strokes.
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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

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the fruits of hard work
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the gift of forgiveness
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the steady progression of time
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the danger of suppressed anger
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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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"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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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 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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