An object or action in a literary work that means more than itself, that stands for something beyond itself.
What is a symbol
100
The main idea of a story, determined through its details of language, character, and action.
What is Theme
100
Excessively rigorous in growth
What is Rank
100
The color of a Scarlet Ibis
What is "Red"
100
Who made this quote? He was born when I was six and was, from the outset, a disappointment.
Who is Brother
200
Two ways the author brings attention to a symbol
What is Emphasis or Repetition
200
Language that appeals to the sense, specifically through visualization
What is Imagery
200
To twist something violently
What is Wrenched
200
The point of view The Scarlet Ibis was written in
What is First Person
200
Don't leave me! Don't leave me!
Doodle
300
The symbol that represents Doodle
What is The Scarlet Ibis
300
The feeling of a person
What is Mood
300
The way an author presents or defines its characters
What is "Characterization"
300
What influenced Brother to act the way he did to Doodle
What is pride
300
Dead birds is bad luck, poking her head from the kitchen door. Specially read birds!
Who is Aunt Nicey
400
Determine what meaning the author is trying to convey is what?
What is the last step of finding symbolism
400
A suggestion that a particular future event might occur
What is Foreshadowing
400
A word that means the opposite of the original
What is an antonym
400
The main character
Who is Brother
400
It looks tired, or maybe sick.
Who is daddy (who's dad)?
500
The realization that pride can lead to tragedy, or that people can suffer when we make them something that they are not
What is the theme of The Scarlet Ibis
500
"He was born when I was six and was, from the outset, a disspaointment. He seemed all head, with a tiny body which was read and shivereled like an old man's." This is an example of..
What is Imagery
500
The prediction or conclusion reached after the TEXT SAYS and I SAY process
What is an Inference
500
"He lay very awkwardly, with his head thrown far back, making his vermilion neck appear unusually long and slim. His little legs, bent sharply at the knees, had never before seemed so fragile, so thin."