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which line from the poem \monet’s ‘waterlilies’\ by robert hayden includes an allusion?
\today as the news from selma and saigon\
\o light beheld as through refracting tears.\
\here space and time exist in light\
\here is the aura of that world\
An allusion is a reference to another work, event, or place. The line "Today as the news from Selma and Saigon" refers to the Selma to Montgomery marches (a civil rights event) and the Vietnam War in Saigon, making it an allusion. The other lines describe the painting or its atmosphere without referencing external events/works.
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A. Today as the news from Selma and Saigon