
Understanding Symbolism in Literature
Authored by Peter Me
English
9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the colour red symbolise according to the video?
Anything you want it to mean
Only stop at a traffic light
Only blood and communism
Only love and passion
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CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RI.9-10.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
CCSS.RI.7.7
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main question about symbols posed in the text?
Are there universal symbols that communicate agreed-upon concepts?
Are symbols only found in literature?
Can symbols only represent one thing?
Do symbols always represent positive concepts?
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CCSS.RI.1.1
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the text, what can the colour white symbolise?
Only purity and innocence
Only paleness and bloodlessness
Only life and death
Both purity and its opposite
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CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RI.9-10.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the text suggest about the interpretation of storms in literature?
They always symbolise emotional turmoil
They can simply represent bad weather
They are a symbol of death
They always foreshadow a character's fate
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CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the text imply about the symbolic meaning of a rose?
A rose can sometimes just be a rose
A rose never has any symbolic meaning
A rose always symbolises love
A rose always symbolises courtship
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CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the text suggest about the symbolic meaning of colours in literature?
Colours have fixed symbolic meanings
Colours have no symbolic meanings
Colours can have different meanings in different contexts
Colours always symbolise emotions
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the text say about the moon in Gilbert Sorrentino's novel?
It always symbolises love
It represents a hidden layer in the character's psychology
It has no symbolic meaning
It symbolises the future
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CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
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