Question

Examine the questions in lines 1–2. What is the purpose of these questions in the poem? What do they show about Dobyns’s beliefs about Icarus?

Answer 1

Answer:

serves as empathetic feelings of the poet towards Icarus.

Explanation:

The purpose of the questions in lines 1–2 of the poem "Icarus' Flight" by Stephen Dobyn serves as empathetic feelings of the poet towards Icarus.

These questions at the beginning of the poem reminds the readers that the poet, Dobyn, was empathetic and proud of Icarus who got the chance to know his own limits.

Most of the time people mock Icarus for testing his limits by flying so close to the sun and falling down as a result. However, the poet says that Icarus flew just far enough to know his own limits.