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