In "Musée des Beaux Arts" by W. H. Auden, what do the people on the ship do after they see Icarus fall into the sea?A.They do nothing, and the ship continues on its way.B.They sound the alarm, but the ship is too far away to help.C.They cry out in terror, knowing they have witnessed a horrible tragedy.D.They force the ship to stop so they can help Icarus.

Auden's "Musée des Beaux Arts" and Williams's "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus" share which common element?A.Icarus tries desperately to stay in the air.B.Minos pursues Icarus and kills him.C.The role of Daedalus in Icarus's drowning is left out.D.Witnesses try to help Icarus before he drowns.

Why would Auden only mention Icarus briefly in the second half of "Musée des Beaux Arts?"A.Because Auden doesn't consider the story of Icarus a good example of how to liveB.Because it puts the focus on the meaning of suffering in the reader's life instead of on Icarus's storyC.Because Auden is upset that Icarus wasn't helped by the people who saw him drownD.Because it allows readers to remember their own versions of Icarus's storySUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Auden's "Musée des Beaux Arts" uses Icarus's drowning as an example of which element of human nature?A.TriumphB.SufferingC.HappinessD.Boredom

Which sentence describes a difference between Auden's "Musée des Beaux Arts" and Williams's "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus"?A.Auden briefly discusses the ship's attempt to help Icarus, while Williams simply mentions the ship sailing away.B.Auden excludes any mention of witnesses to Icarus's fall, while Williams includes the reactions of several people.C.Auden includes Daedalus's reaction to Icarus's drowning, while Williams leaves out Daedalus entirely.D.Auden mentions a ploughman and a ship as witnesses to Icarus's fall, while Williams only mentions a farmer.

Click to read "Musée des Beaux Arts," by W. H. Auden. Then answer the question.How would Auden most likely rewrite the following line(s) of the poem if Brueghel's painting had depicted Icarus falling on to the land instead of in the sea?the expensive delicate ship that must have seenSomething amazing, a boy falling out of the sky,A.the expensive delicate ship could not have seenSomething amazing, a boy falling out of the sky,B.The line would remain unchanged.C.the faraway delicate ship that must have seenSomething amazing, a boy falling out of the sky,D.the expensive delicate ship that must have seenSomething not quite amazing, a boy on the shore,SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS