Icarus' Flight EM CMS

Which statement best describes the message of the poem?

• Icarus had no reason to fly too far

• Icarus always flies to high

• Icarus was pressured to fly to high

• Icarus learned a lesson by flying to far

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Why does the poet put a question marks before the end of the line in In lines 1, 5, 14, and 18?

• • make the reader pause

• • express a strong feeling

• • strengthen the meaning of the line

• Placing an ending to the poem

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

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 to establish that Icarus did not know what he was doing

• The poet wants to criticize Icarus

• The poet has sympathy for Icarus

• The poet wants to establish Icarus as a young boy

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

How does the poet use language to set the tone of the poem?

• The poet uses reasoning language to set a triumphant tone.

• The poet uses exciting language to set a thoughtful tone

• The poet uses formal language to set an uncaring tone.

• The poet uses mournful language to set a sad tone.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which sentence best describes the theme of the poem?

• • 
    

    Fear should be ignored.

• Freedom comes with limits.

• Wisdom comes from freedom.

• • 
    

    Destiny is unavoidable.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

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

• Frightening

• Careless

• Cautious

• Serious

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

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

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

What tone best describes the word plunge?

• • Neutral

• Negative

• • Positive

• Emotional

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

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 make the reader go back and read the previous stanza to understand the next one.

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

• 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.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Select the two phrases that reflect the poet’s purpose in writing the poem.

• To compare wisdom and freedom

• • 
    

    To provide an alternative viewpoint

• To retell the myth of Icarus

• • 
    

    To question the lesson in the myth of Icarus

• To persuade the reader that Icarus was careless

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Move the sentences into the order that best summarizes what happens in the poem.

• Icarus appreciates his freedom after he lost it

• Icarus flies to escape

• Icarus learns that tasking risks comes with rewards and costs

• Icarus flies too high and wings melt

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2