Analyzing Ekphrastic Poetry

Question 1

What does the difference in size between Icarus and the farmer at the forefront most clearly suggest?

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A: The farmer plays a bigger role in the landscape than Icarus.

Question 2

Icarus falling into the water✔ the sun melting Icarus's wingsthe sun shining on the water

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B: the sun melting Icarus's wings

Question 3

How do the words pageantry, awake, and tingling relate to the painting?

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B: They describe the vibrant landscape depicted in the painting.

Question 4

What observation about suffering does this passage most clearly suggest?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: Ordinary life continues for people even when others are suffering.

Question 5

How does the description of the ploughman, or farmer, in the last stanza relate to the idea of suffering conveyed in the first stanza?

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C: It emphasizes how one person's tragedy might not affect someone else.

Question 6

Which ideas from the poem are best reflected in the painting? Check all that apply.

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A: The ship sailed on.; C: The farmer continued ploughing.; E: The sun still shone.

Question 7

Nature played no part in Icarus's death.Natural elements are what helped Icarus fly.✔ A part of nature caused Icarus to drown.

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C: A part of nature caused Icarus to drown.

Analyzing Ekphrastic Poetry Answers