Question

read the poem. there are several questions about this poem. shut your eyes then and let us slip out of the city rain into a special ship, call her the pilgrim, set sail and go over the worlds rim to where rousseau discovered a jungle of indigo trees, a marvelous tangle! precise oranges, tigers with dreaming eyes, larger and larger flowers, leaves of gigantic size - wander for hours under a crimson sun in a pale milky sky with a vermilion lizard near by, and over it all the strangeness that hovers like a green pall, envelopes and covers in a warm still suspense all of the landscape select two statements that best describe how rousseau contributes to events in the poem. 1. he draws the speaker and listener as figures in his jungle art. 2. he explores the jungle to discover unusual plants and animals. 3. he spies on the speaker and listener to learn the motives for their visit. 4. he celebrates the fulfillment of his dream to have people visit his jungle. 5. he is responsible for creating the world that the speaker and listener visit.

Explanation:

The poem likely refers to Henri Rousseau, a Naïve (Primitivist) painter known for his jungle - like paintings. In his art, he created imaginary jungle scenes. Statement 1: It is possible that in a creative sense (as in a poetic or artistic interpretation), he could be seen as drawing the speaker and listener into his jungle art. Statement 5: Since his paintings are the source of this "jungle" world that the speaker and listener seem to visit (through the power of imagination as per the poem), he is responsible for creating that world. Statement 2: Rousseau did not explore real jungles in the traditional sense (he was a self - taught painter who created from his imagination). Statement 3: There is no indication in the poem that he spies on the speaker and listener. Statement 4: There is no mention of his "dream" of having people visit his jungle in the context of the poem.

Answer:

1. He draws the speaker and listener as figures in his jungle art.
2. He is responsible for creating the world that the speaker and listener visit.