Musee Des Beaux Arts 401

Question 1

what does the name Musee Des Beaux Arts suggests?

Answer 1

the name means ‘museum of fine arts’
the place where poet went and got inspired

Question 2

What paintings are referenced in ‘‘Musée des Beaux Arts’’?

Answer 2

Pieter Bruegel the Elder:
The Census at Bethlehem: (1566)
The Massacre of Innocents
The Fall of Icarus

Question 3

What kind of poem is ‘‘Musée des Beaux Arts’’?

Answer 3

an ekphrastic poem- a literary description of or commentary on a visual work of art

Question 4

where did the poet went and got inspiration for this poem

Answer 4

Belgium’s Royal Museums of Fine Arts

Question 5

What is the message of ‘‘Musée des Beaux Arts’’?

Answer 5

The message of “Musée des Beaux Arts” is that all humans suffer and need help at some point. However, when one might need help, there may be no one who can provide it because they are too absorbed in their own life/work/suffering.

Question 6

what does the poet analyse in the census at Bethlehum

Answer 6

mary and joseph arrived at the census to register and only the older ppl anticipates the birth of christ, meanwhile the younger kids played and showed no importance to the event

Question 7

what does the poet analyse in the massacre of the innocents

Answer 7

dogs doing doglike things, horses of one slaughterer innocently scratching its rear on a tree

Question 8

what does the poet analyse in the fall of icarus

Answer 8

the sun continues to shine, the ships continues to sail and the farmer plows even though he might have heard the screams of icarus giving no importance to it

Question 9

themes in this poem

Answer 9

1. human suffering and inddifference
2. role of art in society
3. inevibility of human tragedy
4. the irony of life
5. empathy and understanding