Question

what effect does hurst achieve by describing natural elements - the ibis, the storm, the bleeding tree - with human - like traits?
he romanticizes the setting for a pastoral mood.
he exaggerates to entertain young readers.
he personifies nature to reflect human emotion and fate.
he isolates the storys message from its setting.
when doodle buries the ibis carefully, hurst most clearly employs which technique?
irony - doodle cannot save the bird, just as brother cannot save him
symbolism - the act mirrors his own impending death
flashback - it reveals an earlier event in doodles life
allusion - it references a biblical burial rite
the narrator states he was crying, sheltering my fallen scarlet ibis. the desperate and belated act of sheltering, despite being too late, suggests which underlying emotion of the narrator?
a desire to stay dry and comfortable under the dead body
a feeling of deep satisfaction that he had finally gotten the better of doodle

Explanation:

• First question: Personification is giving human - like traits to non - human elements. By describing natural elements (the ibis, the storm, the bleeding tree) with human - like traits, the author reflects human emotion and fate. For example, if a tree “bleeds” (a human - like trait of bleeding), it can symbolize pain or injury on a human - emotional level.
• Second question: When Doodle buries the ibis carefully, it is an example of symbolism. The ibis is a symbol. Just as the ibis is a beautiful but fragile creature that meets an untimely end, Doodle (who is also fragile) has an impending death. The act of burying the ibis mirrors his own situation.
• Third question: The narrator's act of sheltering the dead body (even though it is too late) shows an overwhelming and futile emotion. It is not about staying dry (a very surface - level and unemotional reason) or satisfaction (since Doodle is dead, there is no victory). The act is more about a last - ditch, emotional effort that cannot change the tragic outcome.

Answer:

• First question: He personifies nature to reflect human emotion and fate.
• Second question: Symbolism – The act mirrors his own impending death.
• Third question: An overwhelming and futile emotion.