In Williams's poem, a farmer is the only witness to Icarus's fall, while Auden mentions both a ploughman and a ship.
they take focus away from Icarus by including many other ordinary elements.
The drowning of Icarus (Apex)
Nothing. The syllable 'aud-' is a stem. The letters need an ending vowel, to give exact meaning. For 'auda-' and 'aude-' refer to 'boldness' and 'daring', and 'audi-' to 'hearing'. As examples, the noun 'audacia' means 'courage' or 'daring'; and the adjective 'audax' 'bold', 'courageous', or 'daring'. The noun 'audentia' means 'boldness' or 'courage', the adjective 'audens' 'bold' or 'daring', and the verb 'audere' 'to be daring', 'to bring oneself to', 'to dare', or 'to venture'. In contrast, the verb 'audire' means 'to hear'. Additionally, the nouns 'auditio', 'auditor', 'auditorium', and 'auditus' have the respective meanings of 'hearing or listening'; 'a hearer or listener'; 'a place of audience, court of justice, or lecture room'; and 'hearing' or 'the sense of hearing'.