The 2001 Poet Laureate of the United States, Billy Collins, was influenced by Welsh poetry

Why can Rembrandt's late work Slaughtered Ox be viewed as optimistic?

a. Soft light falls on the animal's carcass. b. The carcass suggests a feast to come. c. The crucifixion pose implies redemption. d. The maid in the doorway represents the Virgin.

Just after the midpoint of "Good Time Boys" (Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1989), this interesting event

occurs:

a. a drum solo that incorporates African percussion instruments b. silence for 17 seconds c. an improvised section featuring an acoustic guitar, harp, and string quartet d. a "radio dial" interruption