Read the stanza from "monet’s ‘waterlilies’” by robert hayden. o light beheld as through refracting tears. here is the aura of that world each of us has lost. here is the shadow of its joy. how does the imagery in the stanza contribute to the poem’s overall meaning? it illustrates tears as being soothing. it illustrates a sense of misfortune. it illustrates faith in humankind. it illustrates the beauty of nature.

The correct option is that ''It illustrates a sense of misfortune''.

Explanation:

This stanza is from the poem  "Monet’s ‘Waterlilies’,” written by the author Robert Hayden. In this stanza, the poet is making reference to the war of Vietnam. He is also describing the civil rights movements in America.

He says we have the power that we can turn our sadness into joy with the help of will power. It creates enthusiasm in the soldiers of the war when we support them with courage. People think that they can buy happiness from the money but he is a little confused about this situation.

the narrator is a first person, participant one, who describes in the simple past tense important and difficult events in his earlier life. he also provides temporal markers as the month (january) and the time (12: 30 pm). finally the account of his experience is very detailed, to the extent that a participant narrator would talk the same way about his experiences. a good example of such detail is the mention of the “bovril ration” which historically was a native american food adopted by european explorers in arctic and antarctic regions due to its high level of calories.