Question

How does the author foreshadow the outcome of Icarus's flight? Use evidence from the text to support your answer. Use coordinate adjectives and correct punctuation.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Note, the term foreshadow refers to a situation in which an author gives a hint of what would occur in the future of a story.

Recall in the text a particular moment arises when Icarus's father, Daedalus told him,

“Icarus, not too high, not too close to the sun,...The wax on your wings will melt. Stay close to me and stay low.”

Next, a foreshadow came with the addition of the words,

"But his words fell on deaf ears. The boy continued to soar up into the bright blue sky, edging nearer and nearer to the sun and,.."