Comprehension 1
Comprehension 2
Figurative Language
Plot Points
Comprehension 3
100
What is the narrator's little brother's name?
Doodle
100
What is "a scarlet ibis"
A type of bird that is bright red and has a long, slender bill
100
Which sentence is an example of figurative language? 1) Summer was dead but autumn had not yet been born. 2) Doodle and I liked to think of our futures.
1) Summer was dead but autumn had not yet been born.
100

Name One Character and when the story takes place

Doodle, Brother, Mama, Daddy, Aunt Nicey/ 1910's

100

True or False: Did Brother want to kill Doodle when he was first born? 

True

200
What does the narrator teach Doodle how to do?
Walk. And later run, climb, fight, etc.
200

What does the author admit about his actions toward Doodle and is why the narrator shows Doodle the coffin?

He is occasionally cruel to his brother.

200
Explain what the author means when he writes "summer was dead but autumn had not yet been born"
The author means that summer was over but autumn hadn't quite started yet.
200

Name one piece of rising action (an event from the beginning of the story)

Doodle is born with a weak heart/ no one thinks Doodle will survive/ Brother wants to kill Doodle(is cruel in various ways) / Brother takes it upon himself to teach Doodle to walk

200

What did the narrator show Doodle that was so beautiful?

Old Woman Swamp

300
What does Doodle find in his yard and bury?
A scarlet ibis (type of bird)
300

Why does the narrator give his little brother the nickname "Doodle"?

Doodle crawls backward like a doodle-bug

300

Give one example of personification in Paragraph 1

"last graveyard flowers were blooming, and their smell drifted...speaking softly the names of our dead."

"Summer is dead...autumn had not yet been born"


300

Name the Climax (the point of highest tension)

Brother runs away from Doodle in the rain after feeling disappointed in his lack of abilities to get out of the pond

300

Who was the only one to believe that Doodle would survive after birth?

Aunt Nicey

400

What is the Point of View from which this story is told?

First Person

400

What is the main lesson of the relationship of the two brothers in "The Scarlet Ibis"?

You should appreciate those you love for who they are

400

Which part of the sentence below is an example of figurative language? Explain why!! Sentence: "His eyes were round with wonder as he gazed about him, and his little hands began to stroke the rubber grass" (Hurst 556)

"Rubber grass." The grass is not really rubber.

400

Name the Falling Action (event after the climax)

Brother goes back to Doodle and finds him dead

400

Which character says “Don’t leave me. Don’t leave me.” ?

Doodle

500
Why does the narrator teach Doodle how to walk?
The narrator is ashamed/embarrassed of having a brother who cannot walk.
500
The story “The Scarlet Ibis” begins with the narrator as an adult but he tells a story of when he was a child. What is this literary device called?
A flashback
500

What does the narrator compare Doodle to at the end of the story? Explain why.

Doodle is compared to a scarlet ibis because at the end of the story Doodle dies/is covered in red (blood) just like the scarlet ibis.

500

Name the Resolution

Brother realizes he pushed Doodle too hard to fit in with society

500

Who wrote the Scarlet Ibis?

James Hurst

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