Question

Read the excerpt from “The Scarlet Ibis.”

Answer 1

Answer:

“descended into the cool greenness”

“promise hung about us like the leaves”

“birds broke into song”

a.k.a the bottom three

Answer 2

Answer:

1. 'but when spring came, rich and warm, we raised our sight again'

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

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

Explanation:

a symbol of hope here signifies source of inspiration or encouragement

there was a season they were down and un-motivated to continue going forward but not so with Spring