Answer:
The bird 'ibis' is symbolic in the story as it parallels with the life Doodle.
Explanation:
"The Scarlet Ibis" is a short story written by James Hurst. The story is about two brothers– Brother and Doodle.
In the story, a red bird named Ibis is carried by the storm in North America, where the brothers were. Ibis is symbolic in the story as it parallels with the life of Doodle. As ibis was forced by a force outside of it just like Doodle. The death of ibis foreshadows the death of Doodle. Just as ibis was carried by storm, Doodle was also resulted from the storm. Just as ibis's wings mangled, it could not fly and fall on the ground and died. This parallels again with Doodle, who falls again and again because of his limbs.
Answer:
While grammar schools focused on Latin rhetoric, drama was also included. He probably left school at fourteen to undertake an apprenticeship of seven years until his coming of age.
Explanation:
The epitaph of Mrs. Purkapile is part of Edgar Lee Masters'<em> "Spoon River Anthology". </em>It was published in 1915. This is a sequence of 245 free-verse epitaphs that are presented in the form of monologues. They are written from the point of view of deceased citizens of a small town.
The correct answer is option C: "<em>And out of respect for my own character / I refused to be drawn into a divorce."</em> These lines directly state the reason that Mrs. Purkapile had for staying married.