The line 'this was / Icarus drowning' contrasts birth and death in 'Landscape with the Fall of Icarus.'
The line from 'Landscape with the Fall of Icarus' that helps set up a contrast between birth and death is: 'this was / Icarus drowning.' The juxtaposition of 'this was' implying a past event and 'Icarus drowning' indicating the end of his life creates a stark dichotomy between the beginning and end of Icarus' story.
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