How does the phrase "quite leisurely" connect to the scene depicted in the poem?

“Quite leisurely” describes how the ploughman continues his work while Icarus falls into the sea. The calm, unhurried action reinforces that the people in the scene are not alarmed by his drowning and carry on with their ordinary lives. It does not shift the poem’s focus onto Icarus; instead, his fall remains almost unnoticed.

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