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