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Initial Situation "Everybody thought he was going to die […]" (3.3). The story opens with Brother remembering the scarlet ibis in the "bleeding tree" (1). This frames the story as a memory. We know that the events Brother describes happened in the past, though we don't know exactly how far back in the past. We also know that the memory is about Doodle, though we don't know what Doodle and the ibis have to do with each other, yet. As we discuss in " Style ", a story with a frame is considered a story within a story. The fact that Brother is remembering something and making it a story uses the style of. What he is remembering is another story. Here we are focusing on the plot structure of that second story, the story in Brother's memory, which begins when Doodle is born, when Brother is six. Baby Doodle is born with some physical problems, though we aren't, initially, given any details on these problems. Most of the family thinks Doodl...

Plot Plot Definition Plot is a literary term used to describe the events that make up a story or the main part of a story. These events relate to each other in a pattern or a sequence. The structure of a novel depends on the organization of events in the plot of the story. Plot is known as the foundation of a novel or story which the characters and settings are built around. It is meant to organize information and events in a logical manner. When writing the plot of a piece of literature, the author has to be careful that it does not dominate the other parts of the story. There are five main elements in a plot; The first is the exposition or the introduction : This is known as the beginning of the story where characters and setting are established. The conflict or main problem is introduced as well . The second is the rising action  :This occurs when a series of events build up to the conflict. The main characters are established when the rising action of a plot occurs ...

Style Definition of Style The style in writing can be defined as the way a writer writes and it is the technique which an individual author uses in his writing. It varies from author to author and depends upon one’s syntax, word choice, and tone. It can also be described as a voice that readers listen to when they read the work of a writer. Types of Style There are four basic literary styles used in writing. These styles distinguish the work of different authors from one another. Here are four styles of writing: Expository or Argumentative style Expository writing style is a subject-oriented style . The focus of the writer in this type of writing style is to tell the readers about a specific subject or topic and in the end the author leaves out his own opinion about that topic. Descriptive style In descriptive writing style, the author focuses on describing an event, a character or a place in detail . Sometimes, descriptive writing style is poetic in nature in , where th...

A symbol is a mark, sign, or word that indicates, signifies, or is understood as representing an idea, object, or relationship. Symbols allow people to go beyond what is known or seen by creating linkages between otherwise very different concepts and experiences. Symbolism Symbolism is the practice or art of using an object or a word to represent an abstract idea. An action, person, place, word, or object can all have a symbolic meaning. When an author wants to suggest a certain mood or emotion, he can also use symbolism to hint at it, rather than just blatantly saying it. Symbolism in Literature  Symbolism is often used by writers to enhance their writing. Symbolism can give a literary work more richness and color and can make the meaning of the work deeper. In literature, symbolism can take many forms including: A figure of speech where an object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning.  The actions of a character, word,...

The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst Summer was dead, but autumn had not yet been born when the ibis came to the bleeding tree. It's strange that all this is so clear to me, now that time has had its way. But sometimes (like right now) I sit in the cool green parlor, and I remember Doodle. Doodle was about the craziest brother a boy ever had. Doodle was born when I was seven and was, from the start, a disappointment. He seemed all head, with a tiny body that was red and shriveled like an old man's. Everybody thought he was going to die. Daddy had the carpenter build a little coffin, and when he was three months old, Mama and Daddy named him William Armstrong. Such a name sounds good only on a tombstone. When he crawled on the rug, he crawled backward, as if he were in reverse and couldn't change gears. This made him look like a doodlebug, so I began calling him 'Doodle.' Renaming my brother was probably the kindest thing I ever did for him, because nobody exp...

Point of View. Point of view is the angle of considering things, which shows us the opinion, or feelings of the individuals involved in a situation. In literature, point of view is the mode of narration that an author employs to let the readers “hear” and “see” what takes place in a story, poem, essay etc. Point of view is a reflection of the opinion an individual from real life or fiction can have. Examples of point of view belong to one of these three major kinds: 1. First person point of view involves the use of either of the two pronouns “I” and “we”. Example: “ I felt like I was getting drowned with shame and disgrace.” 2. Second person point of view employs the pronoun “you”. “Sometimes you cannot clearly distinguish between anger and frustration.” 3. Third person point of view uses pronouns like “he”, “she”, “it”, “they” or a name. Also known as omniscient point of view.The word omniscient comes from the Latin word omniscientia , which means “all-knowing.” ...