How to critically read a poemFeaturing "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus "by William Carlos Williams

Haley Bentley

Step 1: Read the Poem

Step 2: Mark Unfamiliar Words

Step 3: Underline Figuartive Language

Step 4: Circle Important Words

Step 5: Review your Notes

"Landscape with the

Fall of Icarus" By

William Carlos William

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According to Brueghel when Icarus fell it was spring

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a farmer was ploughing his field the whole pagentry

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of the year was awake tinglingnear

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the edge of the seaconcernedwith itself

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sweating in the sun that melted the wings' wax

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unsignificantly off the coast there was

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a splash quite unnoticed this was Icarus drowning

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Landscape with the Fall of Icarus

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Turn and Talk

Discuss with the person beside you

Williams' use of figurative language.

Words to Define

Ecphrasis

Pagentry

Personification

People to Know

Icarus

Daedalus

William Carlos

Williams

IcarusBruegel

Homework

Review this

ZohoShow

Take notes

Recreate Williams' poem using a

photograph you find (personal or

not)

Attach the photograph to your poem and bring to

class

Homework Requirements

7 stanzas

Incorporated image

Use of figurative language

References

> Williams, W. (1939) "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus." Poets.org.

> All photos are accredited in the slide they are shown on.