LANDSCAPE WITH

THE

FALL OF IC

ARUS!

POEMAccording to Brueghelwhen Icarus fellIt was spring

a farmer was ploughinghis fieldthe whole pageantry

of the year wasawake tinglingnear

the edge of the seaconcerned with itself

sweating in the sunthat meltedthe wing’s wax

unsignificantlyoff the coastthere was

a splash quite unnoticedthis wasIcarus drowning

PAINTING REPRESENTED IN THE POEM (EKPHRASIS)

“it was spring”

–First stanza.

“a farmer was ploughing his field the whole pageantry” –Second stanza.

“the edge of the sea”-Forth stanza.

“concerned with itself” -Forth stanza.

“sweating in the sun” –Fifth stanza.

“that melted the wings wax” –Fifth stanza.

“a splash quite unnoticed” –Seventh stanza.

“Icarus drowning” –Seventh stanza.

THESIS♥William Carlos Williams uses ekphrasis to illustrate

that sadly our pride sometimes makes us fall all the way back, after being up so high, after trying to achieve one thing, and not focusing on the million others.

UNKNOWN TERMS♥Ploughing: takes action when soil is loosened with a plowing

tool (tractor), for it to be prepared for the growing season to take place. (SPRING) ♣

♥Pageantry: ceremony,♥Tingling: sensation of slight prickles (sharp points), stings, or

tremors (shaking; coldness, terror, etc) from cold, a sharp blow, excitement, etc.

LANGUAGE♥LITERARY DEVICES!

-Imagery; Shown in every stanza, except on the sixth one.-Irony; Shown by contradiction. (oxymoron)-Symbols; Sun (“brightens up” life; reality, but at the same time with all the light and shine being so bright, it blinds us from all the other stuff around us) & Sea (drowning us down, pushing us down, consequences)

STRUCTURE & STYLE♥Seven stanzas♥Three lines in each stanza♥No punctuation at all –Makes the readers confused, because of the fact

that there are no pauses, so it makes all of us wonder of where an idea stops, and where another idea begins.

♥Each line is five words, or less♥Told in third person♥Enjambment is used throughout the whole poem♥Free versed♥Allusion: based on Brueghel knowledge of what happened, sea (setting)♥Theme: Falling♥Tone: Pre-Cautious♥Juxtaposition: places the sea on the last word of the first line of the

forth stanza, and then on the stanza after that one (fifth) in the same position the sun is mentioned. (Comparison of both symbols)

Sound: ♥Rhyme Scheme; Couplet. (First stanza)♥Slant Rhyme

♥Mood.♥Pun: “Pageantry” –Second stanza

TECHNIQUE♥The author made a really smart remark while writing the

poem.-Mentioning ‘the fall’ at the very beginning, but making us think of a physical fall rather than an emotional fall, the one which relates to EVERYONE, not just a few. Having so much faith and focusing your all on one thing, and forgetting about the million others.

QUESTIONS TO ANSWER♥How does the tittle relate to the overall meaning of the

poem?♥Was your understanding of the poem, changed after hearing

more about it & being compared to life as a whole; if yes how?

♥What were you first thoughts, after hearing the first stanza; regarding with the fall?

♥Did you guys find any meaning to the poem not having punctuation?