Icarus Quiz Review

In the poem "The Flight of Icarus" - Myth Retold by Sally Benson, Daedalus made wings for himself and his son in order to escape from the island of Crete.

• True

• False

In the poem "Icarus's Flight" - Poem by Stephen Dobyns, the “cushion” in line 20 is referring to the knowledge Icarus gained from his flight.

• True

• False

In the poem "Icarus's Flight" - Poem by Stephen Dobyns, the poet asks, “What else could the boy have done?”

What answer is the poet expecting?

• He could have stayed in the garden.

• There is nothing else he could have done.

The most unusual thing about the structure the poem "Icarus's Flight" - Poem by Stephen Dobyns, is It is organized into five stanzas.

• True

• False

In the poem "The Flight of Icarus" - Myth Retold by Sally Benson, Icarus flew higher and higher into the sky because....

• He did not know how to control his wings.

• He was bewitched by a sense of freedom.

In the poem "The Flight of Icarus" - Myth Retold by Sally Benson, Daedalus had “misgivings” while watching Icarus fly because he thought that the winds would be too strong.

• True

• False

In the poem "The Flight of Icarus" - Myth Retold by Sally Benson, Daedalus first knew that his fears had come true when

• he saw feathers floating from the sky.

• he heard Icarus cry out to him.

In the poem "Icarus's Flight" - Poem by Stephen Dobyns,

What does the poet mean by “the exact point where freedom stopped” (lines 4–5)?

• the point at which Icarus decided to fly.

• the point at which Icarus could no longer fly.

In the poem "Icarus's Flight" - Poem by Stephen Dobyns, the best statement of the poem’s theme or message is be content with what you have.

• True

• False

In the poem "Icarus's Flight" - Poem by Stephen Dobyns, the language device or structure the poet uses to communicate his message is question-and-answer

• True

• False