Symbolism and Imagery

The use of an image or an object to stand for something else 

• Imagery

• Symbolism

• Theme

• Denotation

The writer describes a person intently watching a bird fly overhead. What is the bird symbolizing?

• freedom

• knowledge

• the chosen one

• birth

What is the best definition of imagery? 

• Imagery is the author’s use of language that appeals to the five senses in order to help the reader imagine what is being described.
  

• An act of saying what will or might happen in the future.

•  A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as.

• Exaggeration

What imagery does Tennyson use in this excerpt from the poem?

• imagery of sight and touch

• imagery of smell, taste, and touch

• imagery of taste and touch

• imagery of sight, touch, and sound

On the train, Madame Schäcter says she sees:

• a long fence

• water

• a fire

• her family

What kind of imagery is used in this passage:

"The sickly-sweet aroma of night-blooming jasmine was inescapable.."

• Taste

• Smell

• Sight (see)

• This passage does not use imagery

What kind of imagery is used here?

"Gregor's eyes turned next to the window, and the overcast sky - one could hear raindrops beating on the window gutter - made him quite melancholy."

• Sound and taste

• Sight and touch

• Taste and touch

• Sight and sound

Based on the images, what sort of place is Camelot?

• cheerful 

• a city

• gloomy 

• crowded

Imagine William, Arjun, and Daniel are having a heated debate. They are discussing the difference between symbolism and imagery. Can you help them settle the debate?

• Symbolism is the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities, while imagery is the use of descriptive language to create mental images.

• Symbolism is only used in literature, while imagery can be used in any form of art.

• Symbolism and imagery are the same thing.

• Symbolism is the use of descriptive language to create mental images, while imagery is the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

Avery, Abigail, and Kai are having a debate about literature. Avery believes that symbolism in literature is...

• The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

• The use of similes to represent ideas or qualities.

• The use of metaphors to represent ideas or qualities.

• The use of numbers to represent ideas or qualities.