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