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What type of phrase is the underlined phrase?

Athesis statement can be controversial

Alberto is reading a myth. he wants to learn about the cultural context of the myth-tellers. to do so, he will write a question about each of the four aspects of cultural context. he has written the following question: what kinds of ceremonies or celebrations did the people of this culture practice? which aspect of cultural context does the question address? lifestyle setting customs values

How are w.h auden’s “musée des beaux arts” and william carlos williams’s “landscape with the fall of icarus” similar?