The poet W.H. Auden's contradictions made him a difficult person to fathom. Although he appeared to lead a chaotic existence, he was also obsessively punctual and adhered to a strict work schedule. His poems, which on the surface often appear to be simple, straightforward_____defy easy understanding as well.

Which statement is the best example of an interpretation?A.Breughel's painting depicts a farmer and a shepherd.B.Icarus flies too close to the sun, and his wings fall apart.C.W. H. Auden, like Williams, was a 20th century poet.D.Auden's poem is more about suffering than about Icarus.

Click to read "Musée des Beaux Arts," by W. H. Auden. Then answer the question.Which line(s) from Auden's poem capture(s) the indifference in Brueghel's poem?A.the expensive delicate ship that must have seen / Something amazing, a boy falling out of the sky, / Had somewhere to get to and sailed calmly on.B.About suffering they were never wrong, / The Old Masters:C.there always must be / Children who did not specially want it to happen, skating / On a pond at the edge of the woodD.the ploughman may / Have heard the splash, the forsaken crySUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

In "Musée des Beaux Arts," who does Auden feel best understands human suffering?A.FarmersB.Icarus and DaedalusC.The "Old Masters"D.Poets from the past

Which statement is the best example of an interpretation?A.Williams is making a statement about death in general.B.Williams's poem uses much shorter stanzas than Auden's does.C.W. H. Auden is one of several poets to focus on Icarus.D.Daedalus creates the wings so that he can escape Crete

Click to read "Musée des Beaux Arts," by W. H. Auden. Then answer the question.How would Auden most likely rewrite the following line(s) of the poem if Brueghel's painting had depicted Icarus falling on to the land instead of in the sea?the expensive delicate ship that must have seenSomething amazing, a boy falling out of the sky,A.the expensive delicate ship could not have seenSomething amazing, a boy falling out of the sky,B.The line would remain unchanged.C.the faraway delicate ship that must have seenSomething amazing, a boy falling out of the sky,D.the expensive delicate ship that must have seenSomething not quite amazing, a boy on the shore,SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS