Symbolism

Symbols represent...

• ...abstract concepts.

• ...layers of meaning.

• ...something other than the object itself.

• ...All of the above.

Define the term Symbolism.

• Person, place, thing or event that stands for itself and for something beyond itself as well.

• a word used to describe the difference between what we expect and what actually happens.

What can water symbolize?

• Liquid

• Purity

• Good luck

• Anger

What does this symbol represent?

• Anger

• A bald eagle

• Freedom

• Creeping

What is the symbolic significance of this symbol?

• book filled with religious stories.

• faith, God, religion.

• Death, darkness, sadness, race, politics.

• book of stories of the future.

What does the apple symbolize in the image

• Snow White's death and destruction

• Snow White's beauty and charm

Symbols can be...

• ...made of silly string.

• ...obtrusive.

• ...either inherited or invented.

• ...nowhere.

A well-known symbol that has been handed down over time; public symbols; universal symbols

• Inherited Symbol

• Invented Symbol

• Ambiguity

• Verbal Irony

Taking a new object, character, or event and making it the embodiment of some human concern by attaching meaning to it

• Invented Symbol

• Inherited Symbol

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

A symbolic story in which the characters, setting and events stand for abstract or moral concepts

• Allusion

• Parable

• Fable

• Allegory