The Hunter In The Snow By William Carlos Williams

In the poem “The Hunter in The Snow” by William Carlos Williams, Williams addresses his observations and interpretations of the 1565 painting Hunters in The Snow by Pieter Brueghel. Williams starts the poem off talking about the landscape of the painting. He says “the overall picture is winter icy mountains in the background.” By saying this, he wants us to understand the setting of the painting, and probably wants us to focus specifically on the winter time, and what people do at this time. Moving forward, Williams then states in lines 3-7 “the return from the hunt it is toward evening from the left, sturdy hunters lead in their pack.” This part of the poem shows how people get food, and that during that time you had to be strong to survive.