Question

COMPREHENSION

1 What is Lily doing? What is the result of her first

stroke?

2 What creates the 'dancing rhythmical movement' mentioned in line 5?

3 What does Lily leave behind when she is drawn towards the space on the canvas?

4 What is her 'formidable ancient enemy'? (Line 14)

5 Is she enthusiastic about engaging in the creative process or does she feel driven against her will?
6 How does she always feel just before she begins to paint?

7 Does she believe that the finished product of her artistic endeavour will be appreciated?

8 What does the voice she hears say?

Answer 1

Răspuns:

1. Lily is painting. Her first stroke concluded in a running mark on a white canvas.

2. The 'dancing rhythmical movement' is a result of her pausing and the flickering of the strokes.

3. When she is drawn towards the space on the canvas, Lily leaves behind the gossip, the living and the community of people.

4. The 'formidable ancient enemy' is represented by the stark truth, the reality laid down on the canvas in front of her.

5. She is unsure and not entirely willing to engage in the creative process.

6. Before she begins to paint, Lily has moments of nakedness, where she feels like an unborn soul, a soul reft of body.

7. She believes that the product of her artistic endeavour will not be appreciated for its value. She thinks that it will be hung in the servants' bedrooms, or that it would end up rolled up and stuffed under a sofa.

8. The voice says that she couldn't paint or create.