Daedalus and Icarus Quiz

What is the definition of theme?

• A traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event.
• A comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is spoken as if it were another.
• A comparison that demonstrates a relationship between objects or ideas.
• The central idea, message or purpose of a literary work.

What is the definition of myth?

• A traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event.
• A comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is spoken as if it were another.
• A comparison that demonstrates a relationship between objects or ideas.
• The central idea, message or purpose of a literary work.

What is the definition of analogy?

• A traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event.
• A comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is spoken as if it were another.
• A comparison that demonstrates a relationship between objects or ideas.
• The central idea, message or purpose of a literary work.

What is the definition of metaphor?

• A traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event.
• A comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is spoken as if it were another.
• A comparison that demonstrates a relationship between objects or ideas.
• The central idea, message or purpose of a literary work.

Which of the following would be an example of a metaphor?

• a feather is to a wing as a letter is to an alphabet
• she is as fast as a cheetah
• the stars are gleaming diamonds

Which of the following would be an example of an analogy?

• a feather is to a wing as a letter is to an alphabet
• she is as fast as a cheetah
• the stars a gleaming diamonds

Choose the analogy

• "The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon the cloudy seas" - The Highway Man by Alfred Nayes
• "If people were like rain, I was like a drizzle and she was like a hurricane" - Looking for Alaska by John Green

Choose the metaphor

• "The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon the cloudy seas" - The Highway Man by Alfred Nayes
• "If people were like rain, I was like a drizzle and she was like a hurricane" - Looking for Alaska by John Green

What is the definition of daubed?

• to coat or smear (a surface) with a thick or sticky substance
• a sharp high-pitched tone or sound
• the general belief or opinion that the public has for a person
• complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost

What is the definition of shrill?

• to coat or smear (a surface) with a thick or sticky substance
• a sharp high-pitched tone or sound
• the general belief or opinion that the public has for a person
• complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost