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English 603 ="The Flight of Icarus" by Sally Benson= =Summary:= Sequence of Events Daedalus and his son Icarus were stranded on a island. The ruler of the island, King Minos, controled the island and the sea surrounding it. One day Daedalus decided he wanted to escape with his son from this island, so he told Icarus, his son, to collect all the feathers he could from the beach. With the feathers Daedalus made wings for himself and a smaller pair for his son ; and when Daedalus put the wings on he felt himself rising off the ground. The next day he taught Icarus how to fly his wings. Then the next day they was a strong wind over the sea and they used this wind to test their wings. They flew over the city where farmers and workers thought they were gods. When they were flying Icarus kepy purosely floating up even though his father Daedalus told him not to get to high for the sun would mel the wax and not too low because the mist from the sea would make his feathers clogged ; but Icarus was so excited and happy that they forgot what his father told him. Icarus flew so high that the sun melted the wax and his wings started to fall apart. By the time Icarus realized he was descending because his wings were falling off it was to late. Icarus crashed into the sea and died. By the time Daedalus got theree it was too late. He carried his son to an island which is now called Icaria in his honor. Daedalus flew to Sicily where he built a temple for Apollo and hung up his wings to remind him of his son Icarus.

Why do Icarus's wings fall apart? He flies to high where the sun beat down on the wax which melted and made the feathers fall off. He crashed into the water and died. What is Daedalus's state at the end of the myth? He mourned for the birdlike son who had thrown caution to the winds in the exaltation of his freedom from the earth. =Figurative Language:= Foreshadowing? NEEDS AN ANSWER Metaphors? King Minos flew into a rage:) WHAT TYPE OF FIG.? LANG.? Look like a lovely bird! WHAT TYPE OF FIG.? LANG.? Minos may control the land and the sea but he does not control the air. WHAT IS THIS? Keep at a moderate height, for if you fly to low, the fog and spray will clog your wings, and if you fly to high, the heat will melt the wax that holds them together. WHAT TYPE OF FIG.? LANG.? =﻿Lesson of Myth:= Respect your limitations. ANYTHING ELSE?

=Generalizations:= What can you infer about Icarus, his personality, and his age? Icarus was a little boy who wanted to be something that he wasn't. HOW CAN YOU TELL? What is Daedalus's attitude toward his son? ??? Why does Icarus fly higher? He becomes enchanted in his flying. He wants to be like a bird

What warning sign shows Icarus is in danger? When he keeps flying higher and higher and the sun gets warmer. WHAT IS THE SIGN?