Which line from "Monet’s ‘Waterlilies’” by Robert Hayden best demonstrates the speaker’s regret about the effects of violence and destruction in the world?

The phrase “through refracting tears” suggests that the speaker is crying, which conveys sorrow and regret. In the context of the poem, that sorrow reflects the effects of violence and destruction in the world. The other lines describe light, dissolving perceptions, or joy without expressing regret as directly.

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