What line from "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus" helps set up a contrast between birth and death?A."this was / Icarus drowning"B."it was spring"C."sweating in the sun"D."According to Brueghel"

How does Williams set up a contrast between birth and death in "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus"?A.By mentioning the "pageantry" of the eventB.By describing a newborn baby cryingC.By telling the reader that "it was spring"D.By ending the poem with Icarus's death

Click to read "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus," by William Carlos Williams. Then answer the question.If Brueghel had painted a crowd of people watching Icarus drown, which line(s) would Williams most likely delete from his poem?A.Unsignificantly / off the coast / there was / a splash quite unnoticedB.a farmer was ploughing / his fieldC.when Icarus fell / it was springD.sweating in the sun / that melted / the wings' waxSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Auden's "Musée des Beaux Arts" and Williams's "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus" share which common element?A.Icarus tries desperately to stay in the air.B.Minos pursues Icarus and kills him.C.The role of Daedalus in Icarus's drowning is left out.D.Witnesses try to help Icarus before he drowns.

What is a common theme shared by Auden's "Musée des Beaux Arts," Williams's "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus," and Brueghel's Landscape with the Fall of Icarus?A.That people will come to the aid of those in needB.That Icarus was foolish for attempting to flyC.That suffering is often ignored or unnoticedD.That Daedalus should have been more protective of his sonSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Click to read "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus," by William Carlos Williams. Then answer the question.What is different about the poem "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus" and the Brueghel painting on which it is based?A.The poem mentions that Icarus drowned, but the painting does not.B.The painting creates a calm environment, but the poem does not.C.The painting includes realistic details but the poem does not.D.The poem explains that the wings had melted, but the painting does not show this.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS