English I Honors
The Scarlet Ibis Writing Analysis
Use the race formula to answer these four questions. This will count as a test grade.
1) What is the effect of the author’s use of figurative language in the beginning of the story? Use two specific examples; make an inference to describe the impact that each specific choice of words has on the overall meaning and tone of the story.
2) Describe the effect that Doodle had on the narrator as the story progressed. Give specific examples of how Doodle, his actions, and his words, caused the narrator to change throughout the story.
3) Why did the author include the part about the scarlet ibis in the story? What could the events and the bird itself symbolize in the story?
4) What is the theme or central idea of the story? Give specific examples of what the author did to show the theme and the theme’s development throughout the story.
The Scarlet Ibis Writing Analysis
Use the race formula to answer these four questions. This will count as a test grade.
1) What is the effect of the author’s use of figurative language in the beginning of the story? Use two specific examples; make an inference to describe the impact that each specific choice of words has on the overall meaning and tone of the story.
2) Describe the effect that Doodle had on the narrator as the story progressed. Give specific examples of how Doodle, his actions, and his words, caused the narrator to change throughout the story.
3) Why did the author include the part about the scarlet ibis in the story? What could the events and the bird itself symbolize in the story?
4) What is the theme or central idea of the story? Give specific examples of what the author did to show the theme and the theme’s development throughout the story.