The Myth Of Daedalus And Icarus Figurative Language

Authors use symbolism to explain an idea or concept to their readers in a poetic manner without saying it outright. In “The Myth of Daedalus and Icarus” by Ovid, the author uses the wings and the sun to symbolize how the protagonist’s pride led to his downfall. In, “To A Friend Whose Work Has Come to Triumph'' by Anne Sexton, the author uses the sun and the wings to symbolize how the same protagonist’s pride led to his heroic doing. The protagonist, Icarus, interacts with these symbols through his adventurous and daring actions. The authors use analepsis and figurative language to develop the feelings about the protagonists’ pride.

In “The Myth of Daedalus and Icarus” the author, Ovid, develops the protagonist's feelings of pride through analepsis

Icarus interacts with the wings by using his adventurous characteristics to explore the labyrinth. The text states, “...larger than a sail, over the fog, and the blast of the plushy ocean, he goes.” The author is painting a picture for the reader in this evidence about what Icarus is doing and seeing. In this text, the reader seems intrigued by Icarus and thinks of him as brave. The wings show his adventurous side, rather than his risky side. Also, the sun reveals to the reader that Icarus is a hero. The following evidence says, “Who cares that he fell back to the sea? See him acclaiming the sun and come plunging down… “ The author portrays different types of figurative language such as imagery and hyperboles from both pieces of evidence to reveal how Icarus interacted with the symbols. While Icarus was on his wings leading to a new challenge, he found it when he got to the sun. The sun was his success-and what is supposed to be the reader's gratitude toward Icarus that he did such a brave deed. The author puts a positive spin on pride because Icarus’s pride encouraged him to approach tasks and succeed. From this story the reader learns that pride makes anything