Icarus's Flight poem

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English
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7th Grade
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Kim Burke
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is most unusual about the structure of the poem?
It does not have a consistent rhyme scheme.
It is organized into five stanzas.
Capitalization and punctuation are missing.
Sentences extend from one stanza into the next.
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CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In the first line, 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.
He could have flown farther.
He could have flown lower.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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 plunged into the sea.
The point at which the shepherd and the farmer could no longer see him.
The point at which Icarus could no longer fly.
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CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the poet mean by "his anticipated plummeting" (line 7)?
Icarus knew that he would eventually fall.
Icarus was surprised by his fall.
Icarus regretted trying to fly.
Icarus knew that people were watching him.
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CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the best statement of the poem's theme or message?
Test your limits to learn what's possible.
Practice moderation in all things.
Be content with what you have.
Work hard to prepare for the future.
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RL.5.9
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What language device or structure does the poet use to communicate his message?
sentence fragments
rhyme and repetition
compare and contrast
question-and-answer
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CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What dos the poet suggest by the lines "to flutter ignorantly / from petal to petal within some garden" (lines 12-13)?
a busy, fulfilled life
a dull, boring life
a life of peace and harmony
a life of freedom and escape
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
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