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Bender

29 July, 18:59

Read this passage:

the larger ones he secured with thread and the smaller

with wax, and gave the wings a gentle curved shape like

the wings of a bird. icarus, the boy, stood and watched, unaware that he was witnessing his downfall. sometimes

he ran to gather up the feathers which the wind had blown

away, and then handled the wax and worked it over with his

fingers, making it difficult for his father to work.

-ovid, "the story of daedalus and icarus"

which phrase foreshadows events that take place later in the story?

a. the larger ones he secured with thread and the smaller wax

b. icarus, the boy, stood and watched

c. unaware that he was witnessing his downfall

d. making it difficult for his father to work