Question

Which excerpt from the poem "The Great Wave: Hokusai" best supports the conclusion that the artist intended the wave to feel threatening? It is because the sea is blue, Because Fuji is blue, because the bent blue Men have white faces, like the snow On Fuji, like the crest of the wave in the sky the color of their Boats. It is because the air Is full of writing, because the wave is still: that nothing Will harm these frail strangers, That high over Fuji in an earthcolored sky the fingers Will not fall In the painter's sea All fishermen are safe. All anger bends under his unity. But the innocent bystander, he merely 'Walks round a corner, thinking of nothing': hidden He stands half in and half out of the world; he is the men, But he cannot see below Fuji The shore the color of sky; he is the wave, he stretches His claws against strangers.

Answer 1

Answer:

The excerpt from the poem The Great Wave: Hokusai that best supports the conclusion that the artist intended the wave to feel threatening is the one that begins with: "All anger bends under his unity".

Explanation:

Unfortunately, the passages are not well delimited, but that is the line that answers the questions. So, the passage that contains it, is the right one. By reading this line, we can easily understand how brave and strong the artist wanted the wave to look like. What he wanted the wave to transmit. Its unity, its immensity makes "all anger" bend under his unity. There is nothing that this wave can not control, his power, his length, his toughness is what gives the power. This is why I chose that paragraph, it is very clear the description of the wave and the intention of the author in that line.