Read the excerpt from "The Scarlet Ibis.”

When he was two, if you laid him on his stomach, he began to try to move himself, straining terribly. The doctor said that with his weak heart this strain would probably kill him, but it didn’t. Trembling, he’d push himself up, turning first red, then a soft purple, and finally collapse back onto the bed like an old worn-out doll. I can still see Mama watching him, her hand pressed tight across her mouth, her eyes wide and unblinking. But he learned to crawl (it was his third winter), and we brought him out of the front bedroom, putting him on the rug before the fireplace. For the first time he became one of us.

What does the underlined imagery in this excerpt show about Doodle?

He is silly and enjoys making others laugh.
He is easily upset and likes to throw tantrums.
He is physically weak and avoids hard work.
He is determined and does not give up easily.

"The doctor said that with his weak heart this strain would probably kill him, but it didn’t. Trembling, he’d push himself up, turning first red, then a soft purple, and finally collapse back onto the bed like an old worn-out doll."

He try's his hardest even tho he isn't supposed to be able to do move very much on his own. He is determined to do it on his own.

also i took the test

jayilych4real jayilych4real · Answer 2 · 2021-10-21T12:10:52+02:00

The function of the underlined imagery in this excerpt shows that Doodle is:

D. He is determined and does not give up easily.

According to the given excerpt, we can see that the narrator describes the events of Doodle's life especially when he was a baby and was diagnosed by the doctor and told that he would probably not survive.

As a result of this, he became more determined and through many painstaking efforts he was able to learn to crawl and then eventually walk.

Therefore, the correct answer is option D