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?

The image of light seen “through refracting tears” suggests sadness, while “the world each of us has lost” emphasizes loss. Calling the scene “the shadow of its joy” shows that happiness is remembered but overshadowed by sorrow. Together, these images create a sense of misfortune, which is choice B.

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