Symbolism and usage

What does this symbol represent?

• Red, white, and blue
• School
• Freedom
• Canada

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It is an object, character or idea used to represent something else.

• classic

• dialogue

• tone

• symbol

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The color red symbolizes what two emotions?

• sadness

• happiness

• love

• anger

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Check the boxes for ALL of the possible symbolic meanings of the color blue

• sadness

• family

• peace

• cold

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Why does an author use symbolism in their literary piece?

• To convey deeper meanings about a topic or subject

• To show the importance of symbols

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In this picture a student is giving an apple to a teacher. What does the apple symbolize in this photo?

• Good Luck

• Temptation

• Gratitude

• Fruit

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A thing, event, or person that represents or stands for some idea or event.

• Symbolism

• Euphemism

• Motif

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an object represents an idea (Ex. Rose represents beauty; Rain represents sadness)

• alliteration
• simile
• idiom
• symbolism

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The protagonist of a story is bored at school. She looks out the window and longingly watches a bird fly through the sky. What does the bird most likely symbolize?

• freedom

• knowledge

• danger

• re-birth

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Symbol or Allusion?: A man wins the lottery and, after he walks out with his money, sees a squirrel whose cheeks are painfully stuffed with three acorns. This refers to the man's future as thrifty and cheap.

• Symbol

• Allusion

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