Icarus's Flight Quiz

Which statement best describes the message of the poem "Icarus's Flight"?

• 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.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which sentence best describes a theme of the poem "Icarus's Flight"?

• Destiny is unavoidable.

• Freedom comes with limits.

• Wisdom comes from freedom.

• Fear should be ignored.

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CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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

• Cautious

• Frightening

• Hopeful

• Serious

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

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

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

The poet begins a sentence at the end of each stanza and does not finish it until the first line of the next stanza, as in lines 3–5 of the poem. Which statement best describes why the poet uses this structure?

• He uses it to change the rhythm of ideas throughout the poem.

• He uses it to make the reader think about what is happening in each stanza.

• He uses it to maintain the flow of the poem and the feeling of being drawn downward.

• He uses it to make the reader go back and read the previous stanza to understand the next one.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the purpose of the poet’s use of questions throughout the poem?

• To create a sense of mystery

• To engage the reader

• To provide answers

• To confuse the reader

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Part A: Which phrase from the poem demonstrates the poet's use of alliteration?

• a great uplifting (line 2)

• the sun dissolved the wax (line 6)

• precisely / to the point (lines 10–11)

• was not / upward escape (lines 14–15)

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5