According to Line 1 and Line 10 of the poem, it can be inferred that Icarus is better off testing his limits, a feat he must embark on in order to discover his abilities instead of wondering somewhere years later what would have been.

The first opens with a question asking to know what else the boy could have done
in the tenth and opening of the eleventh line, he alludes that the boy flew exactly to the point of wisdom;
Following through on that, the remainder of the eleventh and twelfth line rejects the notion of living in ignorance of ones capabilities and possibilities;
The confirmation that Icarus now knew his strengths, weaknesses and capabilities is easily rested with the eighteenth line.

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Cheers!

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3 years ago

What is the denotation of the word “cast” in this excerpt?

S_A_V [24]

Throw it fast to something or somewhere

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3 years ago

what unconscious social commentary does austen's letter offer on pressures that limited a woman's choices in the past?

kaheart [24]

Based on her letter to her niece, Austen can't believe that her niece is truly "in love". Austen believes that her feelings were simply due to the proximity of the man and because of it, she can't say that she is truly "in love". She mistakes her emotions towards the man as something that is deeper, love.

Society during those times doesn't believe and allow women to think for themselves. They equate women, particularly wives, as extensions of their husbands and because of such thinking, society believes that women can't think on their own and must do her husband's bidding.

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3 years ago