High School

Poem: "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus" by William Carlos Williams

"According to Brueghel
when Icarus fell
it was spring
a farmer was ploughing
his field
the whole pageantry
of the year was awake
tingling"

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

A. They emphasize the painting’s small depiction of Icarus drowning.
B. They describe the vibrant landscape depicted in the painting.
C. They suggest that the farmer and shepherd are unaware of Icarus.
D. They reinforce the idea that Icarus’s wings melted in the sun.

Answer :

Answer:

B:

Explanation:

They describe the vibrant landscape depicted in the painting.

They describe the vibrant landscape depicted in the painting.

They describe the vibrant landscape depicted in the painting.

They describe the vibrant landscape depicted in the painting.

They describe the vibrant landscape depicted in the painting.

Answer:

Stamped with the suffragette slogan “votes for women”, it circulated as small change, and spread the message of the campaigners. At the time, defacing a coin was a serious criminal offence, and the perpetrators risked a prison sentence had they been caught.

Explanation:

Stamped with the suffragette slogan “votes for women”, it circulated as small change, and spread the message of the campaigners. At the time, defacing a coin was a serious criminal offence, and the perpetrators risked a prison sentence had they been caught.