Question

read the lines from robert haydens poem \monets 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.
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

Explanation:

1. Analyze the poem's lines: "Today as the news from Selma and Saigon poisons the air like fallout" – Selma was a site of civil rights conflict, Saigon was associated with the Vietnam War (conflict).
2. Analyze the painting (Monet's Water Lilies): It's a serene, peaceful depiction of water lilies, with no direct reference to conflict.
3. Evaluate other options:

• "a sense of peace or comfort": The painting has this (serene), so the poem doesn't add this uniquely.
• "a chaotic viewpoint": The poem describes the painting as "serene," and the news is the conflict source, not the poem's viewpoint as chaotic.
• "a sense of movement or fluidity": The painting (Impressionist) conveys movement/fluidity, so the poem doesn't add this uniquely.
• Only the poem includes an allusion to conflict (Selma, Saigon) that the painting lacks.

Answer:

B. an allusion to conflict