Click to read "landscape with the fall of icarus," by william carlos williams. then answer the question. which statement best explains the relationship between williams "landscape with the fall of icarus" and brueghel's painting of the same title. according to brueghel when icarus fell it was spring a farmer was ploughing his field the whole pageantry of the year was awake tingling near the edge of the sea concerned with itself sweating in the sun that melted the wings' wax unsignificantly off the coast there was a splash quite unnoticed this was icarus drowning a. williams's poem uses the painting to discuss a theme generally. b. williams's poem is a likeness of the painting. c. williams's provides a new interpretation of the painting. d. williams's poem compares the painting to other paintings.

Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun. zeitoun woke with the sun and crawled out of his tent. the day was bright, and as far as he could see in any direction the city was underwater. . he could only think of judgment day, of noah and forty days of rain. and yet it was so quiet, so still. nothing moved. he sat on the roof and scanned the horizon, looking for any person, any animal or machine moving. nothing. as he did his morning prayers, a helicopter broke the silence, shooting across the treetops and heading downtown. why does the author include the details of zeitoun’s morning? to suggest the hopelessness of zeitoun’s situation to illustrate the solitary existence endured by survivors to establish zeitoun’s dedication to the rituals of his faith to reveal the military’s attempts at assistance