Williams Study Questions

“Young Housewife” 1509

A.  What is the impression of the woman in the first verse?

B.  What does the second verse do to that impression?

C.  What is meant by comparing her to “a fallen leaf”?

D.  What is the image in the last verse?

“The Red Wheelbarrow” 1515

A.  Why is the red wheelbarrow important in the picture?

B.  What is Williams saying about reality?

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