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In "Musée des Beaux Arts," who does Auden feel best understands human

suffering?
A. Icarus and Daedalus
B. Farmers
C. The "Old Masters"
D. Poets from the past
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Answer:

C. The "Old Masters"

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W.H. Auden's "Musee des Beaux Arts" (The Museum of Fine Arts) illustrates the toll that human tragedy takes by focusing on a single object of art. The poet starts by noting that the art he is seeing was created by "Old Masters," who were no strangers to adversity.

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