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