Question

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? It illustrates tears as being soothing. It illustrates a sense of misfortune. It illustrates faith in humankind. It illustrates the beauty of nature.

Answer 1

It illustrates a sense of misfortune.

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Answer 2

The answer is: It illustrates a sense of misfortune.

In the stanza from "Monet’s ‘Waterlilies’,”the author Robert Hayden makes reference to the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement in America. In the third stanza, he suggests people have a tendency to substitute sadness with joy, and that he is one of the few who sees the tranquility of Money's painting despite the turmoil occurring at that time.