“Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds:” A) was inspired by a Picasso-like drawing of Lennon’s four-year old son Julian B) revolves arou
nd repeated-note figures over a partially chromatic descending bass line C) contains an oblique reference to the Vietnam War D) was influenced by J. R. R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings.
A) was inspired by a Picasso-like drawing but it was drawn BY Lennon's son, Julien it was not a drawing OF him.
Explanation:
John Lennon said that his inspiration for the song came when his three-year-old son Julian showed him a nursery school drawing that he called "Lucy – in the Sky with Diamonds", depicting his classmate Lucy O'Donnell.
