Imagery and Symbolism in "The Scarlet Ibis"

Question 4 • GA-Literature and Composition I CR

Which sentences from the excerpt most emphasize that spring has become a symbol of hope for the boys? Choose three answers.

Answer

That winter we didn’t make much progress, for I was in school and Doodle suffered from one bad cold after another.

But when spring came, rich and warm, we raised our sights again.

Success lay at the end of summer like a pot of gold, and our campaign got off to a good start.

Sometimes we descended into the cool greenness of Old Woman Swamp and climbed the rope vines or boxed scientifically beneath the pine where he had learned to walk.

Promise hung about us like the leaves, and wherever we looked, ferns unfurled and birds broke into song.

Explanation

“When spring came, rich and warm, we raised our sights again” directly connects spring with renewed ambition. The image of success waiting “like a pot of gold” at summer’s end extends that hopeful outlook, and “Promise hung about us like the leaves” makes the season itself seem full of possibility. The other choices describe winter setbacks or activities rather than emphasizing spring as a symbol of hope.

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