The Story of Daedalus and Icarus

How does Ariadne's departure

with Theseus propel the action in

the myth?

A. Daedalus constructs

wings of feathers.

Daedalus was a renowned inventor

and artist who lived thousands of

years ago. Daedalus enjoyed

traveling, and he was welcomed

warmly wherever he went. In 1325

BC, he set forth on a journey with

his young son, Icarus, to the isle of

Crete.

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B. Daedalus finds the way

to the exit door.

C. Daedalus defeats the

Minotaur in battle.

"Freedom is crucial," said Daedalus

to his son.

"It is good that we have the

freedom to travel."

D. Daedalus builds the

labyrinth for the king.

When Daedalus and Icarus arrived

on the isle of Crete, they were

Read the excerpt below from the poem "exile" by julia alvarez and answer the question that follows. i let myself lie back in deep waters, my arms out like jesus' on his cross, and instead of sinking down like i'd always done, magically, that night, i could stay up, floating out past the driveway, past the gates, in the black ford, papi grim at the wheel, winding through the back roads, stroke by difficult stroke, out on the highway, heading toward the coast. which literary device is used in the comparison between the speaker's experience of fleeing the country and floating in the ocean? i let myself lie back in deep waters, my arms out like jesus' on his cross, and instead of sinking down like i'd always done, magically, that night, i could stay up, extended metaphor symbolism simile theme