Question

connecting poetry and art
poem:
painting:
in brueghel’s icarus, for instance: how everything turns away
quite leisurely from the disaster . . .
—\musée des beaux art,\
w. h. auden
how does the phrase \quite leisurely\ connect to the scene depicted in
the poem?
it describes the depiction of trees and nature
in the painting.
it reinforces that no one is alarmed by icarus’s
drowning.
it emphasizes that the focus of the poem is on
icarus.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the phrase "quite leisurely" in the context of the poem "Musée des Beaux Arts" by W.H. Auden. The poem describes how people and nature turn away from Icarus's disaster (his drowning) in a relaxed, unalarmed manner.

• The first option is incorrect because "quite leisurely" is about the reaction to Icarus's disaster, not the depiction of trees/nature in a painting (the question is about the poem's scene, not the painting's trees).
• The second option is correct: "Quite leisurely" reinforces that no one is alarmed by Icarus's drowning, as they turn away from the disaster in a calm, unhurried way.
• The third option (partially visible) is likely incorrect as "quite leisurely" does not emphasize the poem's focus on Icarus (the poem shows how others are indifferent to his tragedy, not that the focus is on him).

Answer:

The correct option is: It reinforces that no one is alarmed by Icarus's drowning.