Read the excerpt from “The Scarlet Ibis.” 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. On hot days, Doodle and I went down to Horsehead Landing and I gave him swimming lessons or showed him how to row a boat. 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. Which sentences from the excerpt most emphasize that spring has become a symbol of hope for the boys? Check all that apply. 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. Mark this and return
The process of close reading help a reader to ANALYSE AND CRITIQUE THE STORY. Close reading refers to the type of reading in which the reader carefully read through the text in order to gain a deeper understanding of the story. Close reading makes it possible for one to interpret the story and to critique it because it paves way for better understanding of the work as a whole.
