Comparisons and contrast.
Write a response that draws comparisons and contrasts, first between the two paintings and then between the two poems (you must address both the paintings and the poems in your analysis). As you compose your response, give thoughtful consideration to the following questions:
What characteristics can you identify in each example that make it either Romantic or Modernist? (Use the document above, More on Romanticism and Modernism, to help you with this.)
What role does the use of either mimesis or abstraction play in each example? (Keep in mind that the concepts of mimesis and abstraction in the creative arts are defined and explored in the document above titled Representation in the Arts.) Other ways of considering this question might be, what balance does each example seem to employ between the use of mimetic technique and the use of abstract technique? Which technique seems strongest in each work?
Do you detect any use of symbolism or idealism in any of the examples? (These concepts are also addressed in the Representation in the Arts document.)
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