Question

The final stanza of Williams’s poem, “Landscape with the Fall of Icarus” is about the painting Landscape with the Fall of Icarus by Peter Brueghel. The poem ends with: "a splash quite unnoticed/this was/Icarus drowning."

Using these three lines, predict what you think the theme of the poem could be. After you have written down 2-3 ideas, use the web to briefly research Icarus and Brueghel and write a paragraph about what you learn about the theme of the poem in your journal.

Answer 1

According to the final three lines of the poem, we can see that the theme of the poem to death is irrelevant to the world and presents itself as an unnoticed splash for those who are not participating in this moment, but are following their lives in the best possible way. In other words, we can say that death is insignificant for those who are alive.

According to the poem and the illustration we can conclude that our suffering, represented by the pain and agony that Icarus felt, only concerns ourselves and only impacts our own life, since the people around us are busy with their own activities, however this does not diminish the size and strength of what we are going through.Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer and Explanation:

According to the final three lines of the poem, we can see that the theme of the poem to death is irrelevant to the world and presents itself as an unnoticed splash for those who are not participating in this moment, but are following their lives in the best possible way. In other words, we can say that death is insignificant for those who are alive.

According to the poem and the illustration we can conclude that our suffering, represented by the pain and agony that Icarus felt, only concerns ourselves and only impacts our own life, since the people around us are busy with their own activities, however this does not diminish the size and strength of what we are going through.