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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.
Claude Monet's painting, Water Lilies. Green lily pads with bright flowers rest on a dark pond with the sky and trees reflecting off the water's surface.
What does the poem include that the artwork does not?
a sense of peace or comfort
an allusion to conflict
a chaotic viewpoint
a sense of movement or fluidity
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an allusion to conflict
The poem explicitly references Selma and Saigon and imagery of "fallout," invoking civil rights struggle and war—elements of conflict that the tranquil Water Lilies painting does not include.
The poem explicitly references Selma and Saigon and imagery of "fallout," invoking civil rights struggle and war—elements of conflict that the tranquil Water Lilies painting does not include.
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