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Icarus’s Flight
by Stephen Dobyns

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Question
The poet’s use of the words liberty (line 9) and freedom (lines 4, 5) creates which tone in the poem?
Responses

Cautious
Cautious

Frightening
Frightening

Hopeful
Hopeful

Serious
Serious

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Hopeful

The words "freedom" and "liberty" have positive, uplifting connotations, which create a hopeful tone in the poem.