Auden's "Musee des Beaux Arts" uses Icarus's drowning as an example of which element of human nature?
A. Triumph
B. Suffering
C. Happiness
D. Boredom
Answer:
B. Suffering.
Explanation:
"Musee des Beaux Arts" when translated to English means "Museum of fine arts" is an ekphrastic poem (poem about art) written by W. H Auden about the indifferent attitude about human misfortune.
The poet had some reflections and found out that a lot of people were insensitive to the sufferings of people so he focused his theme about a particular painting called "The Fall of Icarus".
He used Icarus's drowning to show the human element of suffering.
