Literary Terms
A __________ is figurative language that compares two things using like or as.
A. Personification
B. Simile
C. Metaphor
D. Alliteration
B. Simile
The Buffalo Dance is told from which character's third-person limited point of view?
What does the symbol of the scarlet ibis represent?
The scarlet ibis represents Doodle's death; it is red like Doodle and dies in a storm.
Is Aunt Lily a static or dynamic character?
Static character
In the Tortoise and the Eagle, after the eagle initially told the tortoise he wasn't made to fly, what did the eagle end up doing?
He dropped the tortoise to his death.
What is the highest point of tension or conflict in a story called?
The climax
Why did the buffalo-hunting tribe that lived in the prairies and the deer-hunting tribe that lived in the forest hate each other?
Only because they have always hated each other.
Why is Brother ashamed of Doodle?
He wanted a brother who could play with him and Doodle was too weak. He was embarrassed that Doodle couldn't walk and function like a normal child.
What does the beggar use to reward Aunt Lily with gold for showing kindness?
The bucket of muddy water
In the story of Deadalus and Icarus, what did Icarus often like to do?
Watch hawks or fly his kite.
What is the difference between theme and moral?
Themes are big ideas a story explores, while the moral is a specific lesson a story is trying to teach.
What are the two tribes named?
Ojibway and Dakota
What is Brother's character flaw?
Pride or selfishness
In the end, who does the Rich Woman help without expecting anything?
A leper/cousin of the beggar
What is the purpose of fables?
To teach a moral or lesson.
"It was a frowning fortress that struck terror into the hearts of everyone who beheld it." Frowning fortress is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Personification
What two things does Neosho give to Chanuka to save his life by keeping him hidden?
The horse head and his moccasins.
Besides the ibis's death, give one other example of foreshadowing in The Scarlet Ibis.
Doodle's name 'William Armstrong' only being fit for a gravestone.
The coffin they had made for him kept in the barn.
The graveyard flowers blooming in the beginning of the story.
What caused the Rich Woman to learn her lesson and become truly kind and humble?
She receives poisonous bites because of her greed, expecting a reward of gold for helping the beggar. After she gets sick and Aunt Lily takes care of her, the Rich Woman is ashamed and regrets her actions.
What is the saying that comes from the myth of Deadalus and Icarus?
"Don't fly too close to the sun."
"There is within me (and with sadness I have watched it in others) a knot of cruelty borne by the stream of love, much as our blood sometimes bears the seed of our destruction, and at times I was mean to Doodle." A knot of cruelty, the stream of love, and the seed of destruction are all examples of what kind of figurative language?
Metaphor
What is the main theme of The Buffalo Dance?
A. The power of nature and adventure
B. Courage in the face of danger
C. Friendship trumps prejudice and hatred
D. The importance of keen observations
C. Friendship trumps prejudice and hatred.
What time period and state/region are the story set in?
During World War 1 and North Carolina/Eastern US.
The quote, "Take this to heart: Kindness comes with no price," sums up which literary device for this story?
The moral
What is the expressed moral of the Tortoise and the Eagle?
"If men had all they wished, they would often be ruined."