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