Question 6 of 24

Click to read "Musée des Beaux Arts," by W. H. Auden. Then answer the question.

Which image from the painting does not demonstrate the "suffering" Auden describes in his poem?

A. The farmer plowing his land.
B. Icarus flailing in the water.
C. The fisherman weakly reaching out to Icarus.
D. The shepherd looking away from Icarus.

SUBMIT

In the painting described in W.H. Auden's poem, "Musée des Beaux Arts," the image that does not demonstrate the suffering described by the poet is the shepherd looking away from Icarus.

Explanation:

In the poem "Musée des Beaux Arts," W.H. Auden describes the suffering of Icarus, a mythological figure who falls from the sky into the sea. While many images in the painting demonstrate this suffering, the image of the shepherd looking away from Icarus does not. This image does not depict any direct connection or awareness of Icarus' suffering, as the shepherd is not looking at him or acknowledging the event.

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