Icarus Myth and Poem Quiz

Wept

Absorbed

Punctured

Sustained

Icarus's ignorance leads to his disobedience.

Icarus's selfishness leads to his disobedience.

Icarus's fear leads to his death.

Icarus's joyful excitement leads to his death.

The freedom of the sky causes Icarus to feel joyful excitement.

The freedom of the sky causes Icarus to feel like disobeying his father.

The freedom of the sky causes Icarus to feel like testing the limits of his freedom.

The freedom of the sky causes Icarus to feel fearful.

The speaker begins with a question emphasising that Icarus HAD to fly too high because he had to test the limits of his freedom by finding the point where freedom stops. He describes Icarus's flight higher into the sky. The speaker says he flew high enough to gain wisdom. He uses more questions to emphasize that there was no other option for Icarus. He describes Icarus's fall, and mentions that he gained more than he lost by learning the extent of his limits.

The speaker begins with a question emphasising that Icarus HAD to fly too high because he had to test the limits of his freedom by finding the point where freedom stops. He describes Icarus's flight higher into the sky. The speaker says he flew high enough to gain wisdom. He uses more questions to emphasize that there was no other option for Icarus. He describes Icarus's fall, and mentions that he gained more than he lost by learning the extent of his limits which is inaccurate because he lost his life.

The speaker begins with a question emphasising that Icarus HAD to fly too high because he had to test the limits of his freedom by finding the point where freedom stops. He describes Icarus's flight higher into the sky. The speaker csays he flew high enough to gain wisdom which is both logical and beautifully stated. He uses more questions to emphasize that there was no other option for Icarus, although he could have stayed in the garden. He describes Icarus's fall, and mentions that he gained more than he lost by learning the extent of his limits.

The speaker begins with a interesting question emphasising that Icarus HAD to fly too high because he had to test the limits of his freedom by finding the point where freedom stops. He eloquently describes Icarus's flight higher into the sky. The speaker says he flew high enough to gain wisdom. He uses more questions to emphasize that there was no other option for Icarus. He describes Icarus's fall, and mentions that he gained more than he lost by learning the extent of his limits.

The use of end rhyme suggests a objective tone.

The use of enjambment emphasizes the questions the speaker is asking the reader.

The use of stanzas allows the plot to be told chronologically.

The use of free verse emphasizes Icarus's imprisonment on the island.

People should never fly too close to the sun.

People should always obey their parents.

People should never heed the advice of others when they could gain wisdom through their own experiences.

People should test their limits to gain wisdom.

Protection

Decent

Success

Intense

It emphasizes the strong emotion in Icarus's flight.

It hints at the symbolic meaning of Icarus's wings.

It explains the distance to which Icarus flew.

It highlights the theme of the piece that Icarus learned through his "flight" by testing his limits.

The speaker's tone is objective to emphasize that Icarus would not have achieved wisdom by staying in an unsafe environment.

The speaker's tone is cheerful to emphasize that Icarus would been safer staying in a comfortable environment.

The speaker's tone is demanding to emphasize that Icarus would not have achieved wisdom by staying in a comfortable environment.

The speaker's tone is bitter to emphasize that Icarus would have achieved wisdom by staying in a comfortable environment.