What can be concluded about the speaker's perspective by the allusion to Turner's ships is the following:
C. The speaker has knowledge of famous British artists.
- This question refers to "Midsummer" by Derek Walcott. The following excerpt is where Walcott mentions Turner's ships:
"that began with Caedmon’s raceless dew, and is ending in the alleys of Brixton, burning like Turner’s ships."
- In the lines above, Walcott is alluding to J. M. W. Turner, a Romantic painter from Britain.
- An allusion is a brief mention of something or someone famous, that the readers are likely to know and recognize.
- The ships mentioned refer to Turner's liking of portraying scenes of violence in the ocean, including burning ships.
- We can conclude that Walcott knows Turner's paintings, which means he has knowledge about British artists. Therefore, letter C is the best option.
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