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AP English Literature and Composition Flashcards: Function Of Contrasts Poetry

Study Function Of Contrasts Poetry in AP English Literature and Composition with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

Which contrast pattern best supports a theme of moral ambiguity: pure good vs. evil, or mixed motives vs. ideals?

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ANSWER

Mixed motives vs. ideals. Complexity suggests nuanced rather than absolute morality.

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Read the following poem excerpt: In the laundromat, my mother folds the week into neat squares, steam rising like a prayer. The television mouths a storm, but here quarters click; the dryers turn their planets. Her hands are raw as winter apples, yet she hums a song warm enough to melt the lint. I watch her stack our shirts like finished work, and feel the room grow smaller than our need. In context, what is the primary function of the contrast between "raw as winter apples" and "a song warm enough to melt the lint"?
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