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<p>In his famous poem on the death of the<br>
Irish poet W. B. Yeats, the English poet W. H.<br>
Auden wrote, “Ireland has her madness and<br>
Line her weather still / For poetry makes nothing
5 happen.” Elsewhere, Auden, with his characteristic<br>
and endearing honesty, commented that all the<br>
verse he wrote in the 1930’s did not save a single<br>
person from persecution. He wrote:
“Artists and politicians would get along better<br>
10 at a time of crisis like the present, if the latter<br>
would only realize that the political history of<br>
the world would have been the same if not a<br>
poem had been written, nor a picture painted,<br>
nor a bar of music composed.” </p>

<p>4.) Auden believed that artists and politicians would “get along better at a time of crisis” (lines 9-10) if politicians would</p>

<p>(A) heed the messages that artists convey through art<br>
(B) remember the contributions that artists have made to culture through the ages<br>
(C) admit that art speaks in a language that is incomprehensible to politicians<br>
(D) recognize that art does not affect the course of history<br>
(E) acknowledge the role of artists in shaping the consciousness of a nation </p>

<p>The answer is D. I picked B. I thought the passage was saying that if poems, pictures, music were made, then history would have changed. It says that if poems, pictures, and music had not been made, then the political history would be the same. So, if they had been made, then political history wouldn’t be the same, it would change. The answer seems to contradict what I’m getting from the passage. :confused: help?</p>

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<p>Yes, the answer indeed does contradict the passage.</p>

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<p>“Artists and politicians would get along better
10 at a time of crisis like the present, if the latter
would only realize that the political history of
the world would have been the same if not a
poem had been written, nor a picture painted,
nor a bar of music composed.” </p>

<p>Try not to slip up here – the wording can be quite confusing! “The latter” in line 10 refers to the politicians, so the quote is essentially saying that the political world would have remained the same if there was no art.</p>

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<p>^Exactly. It’s saying that history would remain the same if there was no art. But answer choice D says to recognize that art doesn’t change history. But teh passage seems to say if there is no art, then it doesn’t change history.</p>

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<p>I chose 10…I think the latter slipped you up.</p>

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<p>^</p>

<p>10 is just a line reference…</p>

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<p>WOW…that was a really stupid mistake. I meant I chose D. I’m multitasking. Watching a Real Housewives of NJ marathos, doing math work, and talking on CC. Sorry!</p>

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<p>^ Care to explain how you got D?</p>