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 Monostiches Tercets Rhyming couplets 3 What is the main subject matter of the poem? Dutch Renaissance painting Icarus The farmer Springtime 4 To which mythic figure does the poem make reference? Icarus Arachne Zeus Aphrodite 5 How many stanzas does the poem have? Seven Four Twenty one Fourteen 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? War Visual art Perspective Hubris 8 What is the poem's genre? War epic Ekphrasis Love sonnet Aubade 9 What is ekphrasis? A wrriten work with religious overtones A written description of a work of art A depiction of a battle scene A written description of a work of art 10 What movement was William Carlos Williams associated with? Confessional poetry Postmodernism Imagism Transcendentalist 11 What is the poem's rhyme scheme? AABB It doesn't have one ABBA ABCB 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? 1976 1956 1960 1967 14 Which of the following lines contains understatement? "a splash quite unnoticed" "sweating in the sun" "a farmer was ploughing" "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? Netherlandish Proverbs The Astronomer The Garden of Earthly Delights The Night Café 17 What is the climax of the poem? The farmer tilling his field Bruegel painting this piece Icarus drowning Icarus's wings melting 18 What technique does Williams use often throughout the poem? Slant rhyme Enjambment Anaphora Unconventional alignment 19 What is absent from the poem? The sun Descriptions of labor Pastoral imagery Punctuation 20 What does the farmer represent in the poem? The difficulties of rural labor The importance of poetry The stories of everyday people Fear of the ocean 21 Which of the following is NOT a theme in the poem? Perspective Everyday life Art Urban decay 22 What is radical about both Williams's poem and Bruegel's painting? Their incorporation of surreal imagery Their centering of ordinary classes of people Their use of blank space 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? Hera Ares Aphrodite Daedalus
