Characters: Icarus & Friends
This boy flew too high and his wax wings melted. He fell to his death.
Icarus
the lesson or moral of a story. Usually a message about life or human nature that a writer shares with the reader
Theme
It introduces the setting (time and place) and characters of the story
Exposition
Something that is kept at a certain limit is __________.
Moderate
What type of conflict can be found in "The Flight of Icarus"?
External Conflict
__________ was an ingenious artist and was not discouraged by his failures.
Daedalus
Read the following passage from The Flight of Icarus:
"Keep at a moderate height, for if you fly too low, the fog and spray will clog your wings, and if you fly too high, the heat will melt the wax that holds them together. Keep near me and you will be safe.”
What theme of the story does the passage seem to support?
Do things moderately; know your limits.
This is the "turning point" in the story. The main character makes a decision that will change their life forever.
Climax
Anxiety
How does the setting impact the plot of "The Flight of Icarus"?
The setting sets up the conflict. Daedalus and Icarus need to escape from the island.
This character traps Daedalus and his son in tower on a remote island as a punishment for his failures.
King Minos
Read the following passage from The Flight of Icarus:
"No human being has ever traveled through the air before, and I want you to listen carefully to my instructions."
What theme of the story does the passage seem to support?
Listen to your elders; Listen to instructions
Events that set the story into action with many moments of conflict that build excitement.
Rising Action
The strength and courage someone has
Prowess
Character Trait or Motivation: "Icarus played about on the beach happily while his father worked, chasing the feathers that blew away in the strong wind that swept the island and sometimes taking bits of the wax and working it into strange shapes with his fingers."
Character Trait
The first humans to ever travel through the air.
Daedalus and Icarus
Read the following passage from The Flight of Icarus:
"And he mourned for the birdlike son who had thrown caution to the winds in the exaltation of his freedom from the earth.”
What theme of the story does the passage seem to support?
Be careful; Don't throw caution to the wind
Read the following passage from The Flight of Icarus:
"Small feathers fell from the wings and floated softly down, warning Icarus to stay his flight and glide to earth. But the enchanted boy did not notice them until the sun became so hot that the largest feathers dropped off and he began to sink."
Which element of plot (Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution) is the passage?
Climax
The fruit fly was __________ and began to flutter harshly as it saw it was being trapped in the window.
Frantic
Daedalus was an ingenious artist and was not discouraged by his failures.
This sentence explains that Daedalus is a —
smart person who persists
This character escapes Daedalus's labyrinth and is the reason why Daedalus is eventually sent to prison on an island.
Theseus
What makes a theme universal?
It is applicable to anything/anyone
Read the following passage from The Flight of Icarus:
"Daedalus hurried to save him, but it was too late. He gathered the boy in his arms and flew to land, the tips of his wings dragging in the water from the double burden they bore."
Which element of plot (Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution) is the passage?
Falling Action
A traditional story that offers answers to questions about the origins of the world, natural events, human life, and customs.
Myth
The word exaltation comes from the Latin word exaltare, which means “to raise
or elevate.” What does exaltation mean in paragraph 9?
Delight