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Scarlet Ibis
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Figurative Language
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What is the definition of "reiterate?"
to repeat
100
What is the definition of "careen?"
to swerve while in motion
100
What kind of animal is a "Scarlet Ibis?"
a bird
100
How does "doodle" get his name?
from brother, because he crawls backwards like a doodle-bug
100
What is a simile?
My love is like a red, red, rose.
200
What is the definition of "exotic?"
foreign, not native, enticing
200
What is the definition of "unbearable"
cannot stand it, cannot bear it
200
What did Doodle do with the Scarlet Ibis after it died?
He buried it without touching it
200
Learning that "Doodle" may never be all there, what does 'brother' plan to do to Doodle?
kill him, smother him with a pillow
200
What is a metaphor?
His hatred was a from of cancer, taking over his body.
300
What is the definition of "invalid?"
incapacitated by disability
300
What is the definition of "precariously?"
risky, about to fall apart, fall
300
What does the narrator make Doodle do in the barn?
He makes his brother touch his own casket/coffin.
300
What happens that make "brother" change his mind about killing Doodle?
doodle smiles at brother
300
What is personification?
The lightening cried out his name.
400
What is the definition of "imminent?"
about to occur
400
What is the definition of "conflict?"
problem
400
What is the conflicting feelings that the narrator has toward Doodle?
He loves Doodle and is proud of him, but he is also ashamed of him.
400
How does "brother" get Doodle to Old Woman Swamp?
pulls him in a go-cart
400
What is a false simile?
Ms. Beatty is very much like Ms. DelVecchio.
500
What is the definition of "infallibilty?"
never wrong
500
What is the definition of "roam?"
to walk around
500
What are important themes in the novel?
Pride and Shame; Love and Cruelty.
500
What is the setting of the novel?
It takes place in the American South, during World War II.