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Question 10 • CMS 2026-2027 English II CREDIT RECOVERY

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?

Answer
A
It illustrates the beauty of nature.
B
It illustrates faith in humankind.
C
It illustrates tears as being soothing.
D
It illustrates a sense of misfortune.
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