1 What painter does Williams reference in the poem? Vincent Van Gogh Johannes Vermeer Hieronymus Bosch Pieter Bruegel the Elder 2 What type of stanzas does the poem contain? Monostiches Tercets Octaves Rhyming couplets 3 What is the main subject matter of the poem? Dutch Renaissance painting Springtime Icarus The farmer 4 To which mythic figure does the poem make reference? Icarus Arachne Aphrodite Zeus 5 How many stanzas does the poem have? Fourteen Four Seven Twenty one 6 Bruegel was known for his depictions of what? Seascapes Dreams Greek mythology Scenes of peasant life 7 What is the poem's central theme? War Visual art Hubris Perspective 8 What is the poem's genre? Aubade Love sonnet Ekphrasis War epic 9 What is ekphrasis? A written description of a work of art A written description of a work of art A depiction of a battle scene A wrriten work with religious overtones 10 What movement was William Carlos Williams associated with? Transcendentalist Postmodernism Confessional poetry Imagism 11 What is the poem's rhyme scheme? ABBA It doesn't have one ABCB AABB 12 Which of the following lines contains alliteration? "the wings' wax" "the whole pageantry" "awake tingling" "off the coast" 13 When was the poem published? 1956 1960 1967 1976 14 Which of the following lines contains understatement? "sweating in the sun" "a splash quite unnoticed" "a farmer was ploughing" "the edge of the sea" 15 When does the poem take place? During summer During fall During winter During spring 16 Which of the following was another famous work by Bruegel? The Night Café Netherlandish Proverbs The Garden of Earthly Delights The Astronomer 17 What is the climax of the poem? Icarus drowning Bruegel painting this piece Icarus's wings melting The farmer tilling his field 18 What technique does Williams use often throughout the poem? Slant rhyme Enjambment Anaphora Unconventional alignment 19 What is absent from the poem? The sun Descriptions of labor Punctuation Pastoral imagery 20 What does the farmer represent in the poem? Fear of the ocean The difficulties of rural labor The importance of poetry The stories of everyday people 21 Which of the following is NOT a theme in the poem? Art Urban decay Perspective Everyday life 22 What is radical about both Williams's poem and Bruegel's painting? Their use of blank space Their centering of ordinary classes of people Their mocking depiction of the ruling class Their incorporation of surreal imagery 23 What is the tone of the poem? Somber and dark Dramatic and intense Elegant and cold Lighthearted and wry 24 Which of the following words in the poem is onomatopoeic? Fell Splash Sea Drowning 25 Who gave Icarus his wings? Daedalus Hera Aphrodite Ares
