Activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the seventh year of elementary school, about the Icarus. It is a story present in “The Golden Book of Mythology”, written by Thomas Bulfinch. The aforementioned text tells that Daedalus was imprisoned in a tower for the displeasure of King Minos… He managed to escape from prison, but leaving the island would only be possible by air... In this way, he built wings for himself and his son Icarus. Did they get their freedom? Find out by reading the text! Afterwards, be sure to answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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Daedalus built the labyrinth for Minos, but later he fell to the king's displeasure and was imprisoned in a tower. He managed to escape from prison, but could not leave the island by sea, as the king kept strict watch over all boats that departed and did not allow any vessel to set sail before being rigorously searched.
“Minos can watch the land and sea, but not the air,” said Daedalus. "I will try this way."
He then began to manufacture wings for himself and for his young son, Icarus. He joined the feathers, starting from the smaller ones and adding the larger ones, to form a growing surface. He tied the larger feathers with thread and the smaller ones with wax and gave the whole a delicate curvature, like the wings of birds. The boy Icarus, standing beside him, contemplated his work, now running to pick up the feathers that the wind carried, sometimes molding the wax with the fingers and harming, with its play, the work of the father. When at last the work was finished, the artist, flapping his wings, found himself floating and balancing in the air. Then he equipped the son in the same way and taught him to fly, as the bird teaches the chick, tossing him into the air from the lofty nest.
– Icarus, my son – he said, when everything was ready for the flight – I recommend that you fly at a height moderate, because if you fly too low, the humidity will jam your wings, and if you fly too high, the heat will jam your wings. will melt. Keep close to me and you will be safe.
As he gave these instructions and adjusted his wings to his son's shoulders, Daedalus had tears in his face and his hands were shaking. He kissed the boy, not knowing it was the last time, then, rising on his wings, he flew away, encouraging his son to do the same and looking back to see how the boy handled the wings. Seeing the two fly, the farmer stopped his work to contemplate them and the shepherd leaned on his staff, turning the eyes to the air, astonished at what they saw, and thinking that they were gods who could cut the air from such mode.
The two of them had left Samos and Delos on the left and Lebintos on the right, when the boy, exulting in his flight, began to abandon his companion's direction and soar towards the sky. The proximity of the burning sun softened the wax that held the feathers and they came off. The young man waved his arms, but there were no more feathers to hold him in the air. Letting out cries directed at his father, he plunged into the blue waters of the sea that, from then on, was named after him.
– Icarus, Icarus, where are you? yelled the father.
After all, he saw the feathers floating in the water and, bitterly regretting his own art, he buried the body and named the region Icaria, in memory of his son. Daedalus arrived safely in Sicily, where he erected a temple to Apollo, there laying the wings, which he offered to the god.
Thomas Bulfinch. "The Golden Book of Mythology". Rio: Ed. Tecnoprint, 1965, p. 174-6.
Question 1 - It can be said that the text read is:
( ) a myth
( ) A tale
( ) a legend
Question 2 - According to the narrator, Daedalus was imprisoned in a tower because:
( ) “built the labyrinth for Minos”.
( ) “fell at the king's displeasure”.
( ) “he managed to escape from prison”.
Question 3 - In “I will try this way.”, which way does Daedalus refer?
( ) the land.
( ) to the sea.
( ) on the air.
Question 4 – In the segment “[…] sometimes running to pick up the feathers that the wind was blowing, sometimes shaping the wax with your fingers […]”, the word “now” expresses:
( ) the sum of the actions of the boy Icarus.
( ) a contrast between the actions of the boy Icarus.
( ) an alternation between the actions of the boy Icarus.
Question 5 - In the passage “[…] he taught him to fly, as a bird teaches a chick […]”, the narrator of the story used the term “how” to:
( ) give an example.
( ) indicate a cause.
( ) make a comparison.
Question 6 – Daedalus recommended his son Icarus to fly at a moderate height. Because?
Question 7 – In the "While he gave these instructions and adjusted his wings to his son's shoulders, Daedalus had his face covered with tears […]”, the underlined word indicates:
( ) place
( ) mode
( ) time
Question 8 – In the phrase “[…] when the little boy, exultant with the flight […]”, the underlined adjective could be replaced by:
( ) "happy"
( ) "fuzzy"
( ) "excited"
Question 9 – The flight from Icarus starts to get complicated when:
( ) he rises towards heaven.
( ) he approaches the burning sun.
( ) he dives into the blue waters of the sea.
Question 10 - In “[…] but there were no longer feathers to support him in the air.”, the term “lo” resumes:
( ) "the little boy"
( ) “the companion”
( ) "The young"
Question 11 – In the fragment “[…] regretting the art itself, buried the body […]", the underlined verb was used to express:
( ) a continuous action.
( ) a completed action.
( ) an action in progress.
Question 12 – The quotation marks used in the text highlight:
( ) Daedalus' speeches.
( ) Minos' speeches.
( ) speaks of Icarus.
Question 13 – At the end of the text, the word “where” points to a place. Tick it:
( ) the Icaria region.
( ) Sicily.
( ) the temple of Apollo.
Per Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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