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Which statement best describes the message of the poem?

• • Icarus flew too far for no good reason.

• • Icarus learned something by flying too far.

• • Icarus had a habit of flying too far.

• • Icarus was pushed into flying too far.

In lines 1, 5, 14, and 18, the poet puts a question mark before the end of the line. The poet does this to —

• • make the reader pause.

• • create a random line break.

• • express a strong feeling.

• • strengthen the meaning of the line.

Reread the first line of the poem. Which sentence best describes the poet’s purpose for beginning the poem this way?

• • The poet wants to criticize Icarus.

• • The poet wants to establish sympathy for Icarus.

• • The poet wants to establish that Icarus was a young boy.

• • The poet wants to establish the idea that Icarus did not know what he was doing.

Which sentence best describes the theme of the poem?

• • Destiny is unavoidable.

• • Freedom comes with limits.

• • Wisdom comes from freedom.

• • Fear should be ignored.

The poet’s use of the words liberty (line 9) and freedom (lines 4, 5) creates what mood in the poem?

• • Cautious

• • Careless

• • Serious

• • Frightening

Read this sentence from lines 18–19 of the poem.

He now had his answer,
laws to uphold him in his downward plunge.

What is the connotation of the word plunge?

• • Neutral

• • Positive

• • Negative

• • Emotional

What is the effect of the poet’s word choice in the third stanza?

• • He uses personification to convey a feeling.

• • He uses alliteration to emphasize his point.

• • He uses a metaphor to stress his ideas.

• • He uses a simile to create an image.