1.  Circle the highlighted words that are associated with death.  Mark and label all the figurative language in the first 2 paragraphs: simile, metaphor, personification. http://www.aristos.org/aris- 08/landscapes.htm

2. ImageryExample from the story Visual – sight, what you seeBleeding tree, flower garden, brown magnolia petals, oriole nest, white house, pale fence, mahogany coffin Tactile – touch, what you can feelCool green-draped parlor, soft grass, rubber sheet, afternoon sea breeze Olfactory – smell, what you can smellFlowers blooming, rotting magnolia petals, pines Auditory – sound, what you can hearSpeaking softly, echoing halls, shouting, crying, sobbed

3.  Make Inferences: An inference is a logical guess based on clues in the text plus your own knowledge. [details or evidence from the story] + [what I know from reading or experience] ______________________________________ Inference about the story  Make an inference about: the mood, the narrator, and the plot

4. What type of figurative language is present in this quote? http://www.wallartdecorstore.com/blog/entry/roatan-island- photos/

5. What kinds of figurative language is present in this quote? http://www.flickr.com/photos/inkfeather/217607170/ THIS IS ALSO THE THEME OF THE STORY!!!! ISN’T THAT COOL HOW THE AUTHOR TOLD US HIS OWN THEME, AND WE DIDN’T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE 3 STEPS TO FIGURE IT OUT?!?!?

6. Record in the chart the examples that make comparisons with life and death in the chart. With a partner try to answer the questions below the chart.

7. A symbol is an object, person, place, or experience that represents something else. James Hurst says he chose the scarlet ibis as a symbol for Doodle.

8. ColorWhat does this color usually represent? Literal Item Linked to Color Explain how the color of the object becomes symbolic. GreenGrowth, rotting, jealousy parlor, Old Woman Swamp, Paris Green, grass Cycle of life Whitepurity, innocence, surrender, death Fence, house, old man’s beard, white veil over eyes Doodle’s innocence, loss of life RedPassion, pride, war, blood Bleeding tree, blood, Doodle’s skin, ibis, neck, shirt Death, Narrator’s Pride Blueloyalty, peace, suffocation sea, sky, rain, Doodle’s eyes Memories, Narrator’s sadness

9. SCARLET IBISDOODLE http://www.google.com/imgres?q=scarlet+ibis&hl=en&sa=X&tbas=0&bi w=1366&bih=649&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnsb&tbnid=TtFfUVtLs1T4nM:&i mgrefurl http://www.glogster.com/hornethottie14ebbs/the-scarlet- ibis/g-6mp8hjh8ghmis45jcdeqha0?old_view=True

10. WEATHERTIME OF YEAR: “CLOVE OF SEASONS” http://www.levismithart.com/landscapes/ http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photograph y/photo-of-the-day/autumn-leaves-japan/

11.  Do you see any patterns or repetition as far as what subjects the author chooses to describe using figurative language and symbolism?  What do you think the author is trying to say about life and death through his use of this figurative language and symbolism?  Using your answers to these questions, write a thematic statement.  Now, add the theme to your rhetorical triangle in your own words.

12. In the story “_________________,” _______________ shows ____________ that ______________________________. He creates a _______________ mood through _____________________________________. The _______ feeling to the story transfers to his __________ tone. He seizes many moments to point out that ___________________________ _______________________________________.