Icarus Flight and Literary Devices

What is the main unit of all poems?

• Stanza

• Line

• Rhythm

• Meter

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is a repeated pattern of rhythm in poetry called?

• Tone

• Stanza

• Meter

• Diction

What term describes the groups in which a poem's lines are presented?

• Lines

• Stanzas

• Rhythms

• Metaphors

What is the writer's attitude toward a subject in poetry known as?

• Tone

• Diction

• Connotation

• Alliteration

What is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words called?

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Connotation

• Stanza

What does the metaphor of Icarus's flight represent?

• Personal growth

• Human ambition and striving

• Failure and consequences

• Ultimate goals

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What do wings symbolize in the poem ?

• Failure

• Personal growth

• Ultimate goals

• Ambition

What does the sun represent as a metaphor in the poem?

• Personal growth

• Failure

• Challenges or ultimate goals

• Ambition

What does falling symbolize in the poem?

• Success

• Personal growth

• Failure and consequences

• Ambition

What is the term for the feelings associated with a word that shape a poem's meaning?

• Tone

• Diction

• Connotation

• Alliteration