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  1. What do you notice first in this painting? Is it pleasing? Why or why not?

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    Exploring the Text: - What do you notice first in this painting? Is it pleasing? Why or why not?
  2. What might the painter be suggesting with the overarching tree limb?

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    Exploring the Text: - What might the painter be suggesting with the overarching tree limb?
  3. The phrase kindred spirits is taken from “Sonnet to Solitude,” a poem about the healing power of nature by English romantic poet John Keats. It expresses a theme dear to both Cole and Bryant, and may be meant to refer to the two figures in the painting. Might nature be a third kindred spirit? Why or why not?

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    Exploring the Text: - The phrase kindred spirits is taken from “Sonnet to Solitude,” a poem about the healing power of nature by English romantic poet John Keats. It expresses a theme dear to both Cole and Bryant, and may be meant to refer to the two figures in the painting. Might nature be a third kindred spirit? Why or why not?
  4. What is Asher B. Durand’s attitude toward the human figures he depicts? What is his attitude toward the scene as a whole?

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    Exploring the Text: - What is Asher B. Durand’s attitude toward the human figures he depicts? What is his attitude toward the scene as a whole?