"The Scarlet Ibis" by Jamest Hurst

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  1. 3. "You can feel it coming out of the ___." (What David McClean said about the nursery).
  2. 8. The cost of the HappyLife Home, emphasizing the family's wealth and technological investment, in thousands.
  3. 12. This literary device is evident when the vultures circling in the nursery's sky hint at the story's tragic end.
  4. 13. “They looked so real, so ___________and shockingly real, that you could feel the hairs stand up on the back of your neck.”
  5. 17. The phrase "Africa in your living room" uses this literary device to compare the nursery's effect to real-world geography.
  6. 19. One of George's suggestions for dealing with the nursery's disturbing effects.
  7. 20. The type of environment George and Lydia find themselves uncomfortably immersed in.
  8. 21. This technological marvel replicates real-world experiences and is central to the story's conflict.
  9. 22. This theme is reflected in George's contemplation about his children's early exposure to and preoccupation with it, as suggested in the story.
  10. 23. The climate feature that makes George sweat in the nursery.
  11. 24. "His wife paused in the middle of the kitchen and watched the stove busy humming to itself, making supper for four." This quotation exemplifies this literary device by giving human characteristics to an inanimate object.
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  1. 1. This literary device is used when George recalls various imaginative settings like Wonderland and Aladdin that previously appeared in the nursery, referencing well-known stories and characters.
  2. 2. Home The advanced, automated setting where the Hadleys live. (Two words)
  3. 3. Wendy and Peter were coming in the front door, cheeks like peppermint candy, eyes like bright blue agate marbles." This quotation uses this literary device to describe the vividness of their appearances.
  4. 4. The family surname in the story.
  5. 5. The profession of David McClean, who provides insight into the children's behavior.
  6. 6. The line "hot straw smell of lion grass" utilizes this literary device, emphasizing sensory detail to enhance realism.
  7. 7. The emotion Lydia expresses due to the nursery's realistic simulations.
  8. 9. This material of the nursery walls symbolizes the thin line between virtual dangers and reality.
  9. 10. The preferred setting that the children frequently recreate in the nursery, indicative of their darker desires.
  10. 11. Name of the daughter who is emotionally attached to the nursery.
  11. 14. Lydia says, "The house is ____ and mother now, and nursemaid."
  12. 15. The creatures that add tension and fear to the nursery's African veldt.
  13. 16. A sound that emits from the Nursery and signals danger.
  14. 18. Name of one of the son who manipulates the nursery's settings.
  15. 20. These ominous birds enhance the foreboding atmosphere of the African veldt.