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read the excerpt from "the scarlet ibis."
what does the imagery in this excerpt best show about the
narrator?
i thought myself pretty smart at many things, like holding my
breath, running, jumping, or climbing the vines in old woman
swamp, and i wanted more than anything else someone to
race to horsehead landing, someone to box with, and
someone to perch with in the top fork of the great pine behind
the barn, where across the fields and swamps you could see
the sea. i wanted a brother,
he is talented and wants someone to compete with
he is intelligent and wants someone to study with
he enjoys nature and wants someone to share it with
he enjoys sightseeing and wants someone to travel with
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