B. Sincere and straightforward
Answer: In the Mercator projection, the areas around the poles appear much larger than they are in proportion to areas around the equator.
Explanation:
The theme of the poem "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus" by William Carlos Williams is exactly that, the Fall of Icarus. This theme was explored many times throughout many major works, however here it is explored as a background image, not noticed by hardworking people in the sun. Icarus falls and drowns, and nobody bats an eye.
I haven't read the book, or have no context, but am guessing foreshadowing. Foreshadowing is when you predict a future event.
