The first stanza of Williams poem, “Landscape with the Fall of Icarus” begins with: "According to Brueghel/ when Icarus fell/ it was spring." Using these three lines, predict what you think Brueghel could possibly be. After you have written down 2-3 ideas, complete a mini-research project, drawing on both print and online sources, to research who or what Brueghel is and why he would be referenced here. Write a paragraph about what you learn about Brueghel in your journal.

Syllable added to a root word to change its meaning : affixan independent word--example run,walk,book : free morphemeaffix that gives grammatical meaning such as tense or number : inflectiona word part that must attach to a word in order to be usable : bound morphemedegree of comparison formed by adding -er or more to an adjective : comparativedegree of comparison formed by adding -est or most to an adjective : superlativeaffix added to the beginning of a word : prefixaffix added to the end of a word : suffixroot word of lovable : lovetwo roots used together to form one word : combining form