Name: _________________________________________
Period: ________
“The Scarlet Ibis”
1. Who is the protagonist? The antagonist?
2. What is the central conflict?
3. What is the setting?
4. Is the protagonist round or flat? Prove it. (That means refer to the text!)
5. Is the antagonist round or flat? Prove it.
6. What was the narrator’s motive for teaching Doodle how to walk? Prove it.
7. What is the theme (central message) of “The Scarlet Ibis?” Prove it.
8. What is the major symbol in this story (think about this...it isn’t easy). Prove it.
9. Find at least one example of foreshadowing.
10. Find an example of irony in the story (hint: it is a character). Prove it.
Over, Please.
Identify all parts of Freytag’s Pyramid:
Exposition (introduces characters, setting, basic situation):
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Inciting incident (start of central conflict):
a.
Rising action (all action that leads to climax; builds suspense:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
Climax (highest point of conflict; turning point for main character):
a.
Falling action (leads from climax to resolution):
a.
b.
c.
Resolution (end of central conflict):
a.