Poetry

The country with the largest economy in the world is to the United States, which is the third largest by area and by population. However, the largest country in the world, Russia, has the 9th largest economy out of any country. The most populated country in the world, China, has the 2nd largest economy out of any country.

free verse

That's a simile, where you compare two things.

"The fog in London was like a pair of thick socks."

"She snuggled up in bed, warm like a pair of thick socks."

There's a poem by Jimmy Santiago Baca that starts:

"I am offering this poem to you,

since I have nothing else to give.

Keep it like a warm coat,

when winter comes to cover you,

or like a pair of thick socks

the cold cannot bite through,

I love you."

Reading; reading; reading upto 10 times; then perusing 10 times; only this can tell you the best, the theme of the poem.

The drowning of Icarus (Apex)

To contrast the idea of birth and renewal with Icarus's death.

Lack of punctuation

Daedalus I think. Hope this helps.

Friends turning against each other

In Williams's poem, a farmer is the only witness to Icarus's fall, while Auden mentions both a ploughman and a ship.​