Question

Which sentences from the excerpt most emphasize that spring has become a symbol of hope for the boys? Check all that apply.


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

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

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

D. 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.

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

Answer 1

Answer:

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

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

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

Explanation:

The sentences from the excerpt that most emphasize spring as hope for the boys are option B, C, and E.

This is because spring is narrated as a moment when the boys raised their sights again, and success lay at the end of summer and that promise hung around like leaves.

Answer 2

The sentences from the excerpt that most emphasize that spring has become a symbol of hope for the boys is:

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

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

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

• "The Scarlet Ibis" is a story by James Hurst, full of symbols.

• Here, we are analyzing spring and how it became a symbol of hope for the boys in the story.

• Notice that winter has become the opposite: a symbol of sadness, or apathy, and sickness.

• Not spring! Spring is "rich and warm," full of "promise" and "success"!

• Spring represents new life and health - especially for poor, sickly Doodle.

• The options that show such feeling are B, C, and E.

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