Passage 2: Annotation for Characterization (This lesson is based on LTF's lesson Putting it All Together - "The Scarlet Ibis.") Read the following passage and annotate for diction, details, imagery, and figurative language that influence our understanding of the characters of the two boys. 1. Place a box around important diction. 2. Circle images. 3. Underline figurative language. 4. Place parentheses around important details. 5. Write your ideas about the diction, details, imagery and figurative language in the margins. What do the words, details, images, and comparisons suggest about the characters of the two boys? What are they like? What do they think, feel, etc.?