Figurative Language
The figurative language in this quote.
"... our laughter pealing through the swamp like a ringing bell." (Hurst 3)
What is simile?
The actual meaning of this quote.
"... our laughter pealing through the swamp like a ringing bell." (Hurst 3)
What is their laughter was echoing, happily or loud throughout the swamp?
The bird that symbolizes Doodle.
What is The Scarlet Ibis?
The actual name Doodle was given at birth.
Who is William Armstrong?
The figurative language in this quote.
"...for it lay on the earth like a broken vase of red flowers..."
What is simile?
The actual meaning of this quote.
"...for it lay on the earth like a broken vase of red flowers..."
What is the bird was sprawled on the ground, or it fell out of the tree?
The tree that symbolizes death and suffering.
What is the bleeding tree?
The family member that cried when they realized Doodle walked.
Who is Doodle's mom?
The figurative language in this quote.
"Summer was dead, but autumn had not yet been born."
What is personification?
The actual meaning of this quote.
"Summer was dead, but autumn had not yet been born."
What is summer transitioning into fall?
The physical object that symbolizes Doodle's death.
What is the little mahogany coffin?
The superstitious family member.
Who is Doodle's Aunt Nicey?
The figurative language in this quote.
"...For a long time it seemed that I was liftin him out of the moss of the graveyard."
What is metaphor?
The actual meaning of this quote.
"...For a long time it seemed that I was lifting him out of the moss of the graveyard."
What is the Narrator thought he was always getting Doodle out of trouble, or out of injuries?
The plant that symbolizes that Doodle has already died.
What is the red nightshade bush?
This person built Doodle's coffin.
Who is Mr. Heath?