Click to read "The Story of Icarus and Daedalus," by Ovid and "Musée des Beaux Arts," by W. H. Auden. Then answer the question.Which line(s) from the poem parallel(s) this portion of Ovid's myth?The two flew over the islands of Samos, Delos, and Lebynthos, and the boy Icarus, thrilled with the limitless power of flight, began to soar higher than his father, soaring upward as if to reach heaven. As Daedalus had predicted, the blazing sun softened the wax which held the feathers together, and they began to come off, falling through the air toward the sea. Icarus fluttered his arms, but the wings had come apart and his cries to Daedalus were lost as he fell into the deep blue waters of the sea. His father cried, "Icarus, Icarus, where are you?" At last he saw the feathers floating on the water. "Ill-fated arts!" he lamented, wishing he had never possessed the skill to allow them to fly. He named the land Icaria, after his son, and offered his wings to the god Apollo.A.the sun shone / As it had to on the white legs disappearing into the green / WaterB.the ploughman may / Have heard the splash, the forsaken cry,C.While someone else is eating or opening a window or just walking dully along;D.the expensive delicate ship that must have seen / Something amazing, a boy falling out of the skySUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

What element from Ovid's "The Story of Daedalus and Icarus" did Pieter Brueghel keep in his painting Landscape with the Fall of Icarus?A.Icarus's joy and triumph in flying so high in the skyB.The theme that trying too hard or aiming too high can cause one to failC.Minos's imprisonment of Daedalus and his sonD.Daedalus's creation of the wings and his instructions on how to use themSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

What do the painting and two poems leave out of Ovid's original myth about Icarus?A.The wingsB.DaedalusC.The sunD.Icarus

Which interpretation is a possible theme of Ovid's "The Story of Daedalus and Icarus"?A.Flying close to the sun can melt the wax on your wings and cause you to drown in the sea.B.Daedalus builds wings to allow him and his son to escape from an island, but the plan backfires when Icarus is killed.C.Icarus eventually regrets not having listened to his father, but by then it is too late, and he drowns.D.Human creativity can be amazing, but it can also lead to pain and suffering when used improperly.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read this passage:The larger ones he secured with thread and the smaller with wax, and gave the wings a gentle curved shape like the wings of a bird. Icarus, the boy, stood and watched, unaware that he was witnessing his downfall. Sometimes he ran to gather up the feathers which the wind had blown away, and then handled the wax and worked it over with his fingers, making it difficult for his father to work.Ovid, "The Story of Daedalus and Icarus"Which phrase foreshadows events that take place later in the story?A.Icarus, the boy, stood and watchedB.The larger ones he secured with thread and the smaller with waxC.unaware that he was witnessing his downfallD.making it difficult for his father to workSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Click to read "The Story of Icarus and Daedalus," by Ovid and "Musée des Beaux Arts," by W. H. Auden. Then answer the question.How is the focus on Auden's poem different than the focus of Ovid's myth?A.Auden draws attention to Icarus, while Ovid only focuses on Daedalus.B.Auden chooses to focus on Icarus's death, while Ovid focuses only on Icarus's life.C.Auden focuses on the destruction of Icarus's wings, while Ovid focuses on Icarus building his wings.D.Auden focuses on the people on the shore, while Ovid focuses on Icarus and Daedalus.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS