Bright Romanticism: American Individualism — Test

Question 7 • English III

How do the authors of “A Psalm of Life” and "Auspex" use different images to illustrate their themes?

Answer

The images in “Psalm” are largely tied to the human body, while the images in “Auspex” come from the natural world.

“Psalm” contains primarily images of battle and human interactions, while “Auspex” focuses on natural imagery.

The author of “Psalm” chooses dramatic and exciting images to illustrate the theme, while the author of “Auspex” chooses more subtle, quiet images.

“Psalm” primarily contains images of conflict, while the images in “Auspex” communicate neutrality.

Explanation

“A Psalm of Life” uses images of human action and struggle, such as life as a “battle” and people leaving “footprints” in the sands of time. “Auspex” relies more on images from nature to express its ideas. So the contrast is between Psalm’s battle and human-interaction imagery and Auspex’s natural imagery; choice B describes that difference.

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