Click to read "Musée des Beaux Arts," by W. H. Auden. Then answer the question.Though they address the same subject, how are Brueghel's painting of Icarus and Auden's poem "Musee des Beaux Arts" different?A.One shows Icarus's point of view; the other does not.B.One indicates the setting of the story; the other does not.C.Each uses a different medium to convey the story.D.Each gives the story a different ending.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

"Musée des Beaux Arts," by W. H. Auden. Then answer the question.Pieter Brueghel's painting of Icarus and W. H. Auden's "Musee des Beaux Arts" both address the fall of Icarus.What element of the story does Auden include that Brueghel does not?A.The boy in the skyB.Wings made of feathersC.Reference to the weatherD.The sun melting the wax

Read these lines from "Musee des Beaux Arts" by W. H. Auden.In Brueghel's Icarus, for instance: how everything turns     awayQuite leisurely from the disaster;How does the reference to Brueghel affect the meaning of the poem?A.Auden references Brueghel's Icarus to show the contrast between art and poetry.B.Auden mentions Brueghel's Icarus because he liked the painting.C.Auden uses the reference to show how things get misinterpreted.D.The reference helps illustrate how suffering occurs when no one is watching.

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

"The Story of Daedalus and Icarus" by Ovid. Then answer the question.What is one difference between Brueghel's painting and Ovid's story?A.Brueghel does not include Icarus in the painting.B.Daedalus is missing from the painting.C.Brueghel replaces the sun with the moon.D.The painting does not include other people.

To create a Venn diagram highlighting the similarities and differences between Pieter Bruegel's painting "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus" and W.H. Auden's poem "Musée des Beaux Arts," we can break down how each medium treats the subject of the fall of Icarus.