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The peasants portrayed in Pieter Brueghel the Elder's renowned paintin
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17 Dec 2024, 07:07
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The peasants portrayed in Pieter Brueghel the Elder's renowned paintings performed physical labor from sunup to sundown and lived grim, short lives. In The Wedding Dance, Pieter Brueghel depicts a nearly frenzied release from that daily round of
(i) $\(\qquad\)$ and (ii) $\(\qquad\)$ in which peasants dance and (iii) $\(\qquad\)$ to the music of the bagpipes.
(i) $\(\qquad\)$ and (ii) $\(\qquad\)$ in which peasants dance and (iii) $\(\qquad\)$ to the music of the bagpipes.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) | Blank (iii) |
|---|---|---|
| A. employment | D. inanit | G. unwind |
| B. privation | E. woe | H. carous |
| C. mediocrity | F. striving | I. sing |
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Re: The peasants portrayed in Pieter Brueghel the Elder's renowned paintin
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22 Dec 2024, 13:47
22 Dec 2024, 13:47
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To restate the grim daily round of physical labor from sunup to sundown, choice B for Blank (i), privation, and choice E for Blank (ii), woe, are the best choices. For Blank (i), the words employment and mediocrity, choices A and C, are not only inaccurate, but they're also not negative enough. For Blank (ii), choices D and F, inanity and striving," are similarly insufficiently negative as well as inaccurate. For Blank (iii), choice H, "carouse," is correct because the passage says the peasants are depicted as in "a nearly frenzied release." Neither choice G, unwind," nor choice I, sing, expresses the meaning conveyed by choice H , carouse: "to engage in noisy, drunken, boisterous, or even riotous merrymaking."
To restate the grim daily round of physical labor from sunup to sundown, choice B for Blank (i), privation, and choice E for Blank (ii), woe, are the best choices. For Blank (i), the words employment and mediocrity, choices A and C, are not only inaccurate, but they're also not negative enough. For Blank (ii), choices D and F, inanity and striving," are similarly insufficiently negative as well as inaccurate. For Blank (iii), choice H, "carouse," is correct because the passage says the peasants are depicted as in "a nearly frenzied release." Neither choice G, unwind," nor choice I, sing, expresses the meaning conveyed by choice H , carouse: "to engage in noisy, drunken, boisterous, or even riotous merrymaking."
Re: The peasants portrayed in Pieter Brueghel the Elder's renowned paintin
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27 Dec 2024, 19:43
27 Dec 2024, 19:43
for blank ii, why is striving incorrect? The passage says they perform manual labor all day
