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WorksheetsThe weather forecast calls for symbols to rain down today.
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 8mins
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1.
When we read literature like a professor does, Thomas C. Foster prompts us to do what?
a)
Discover plot devices.
b)
Annotate/ analyze every other page.
c)
Check the setting/weather.
d)
Write down all your thoughts on each character.
2.
*What's significant about this sentence?*
"APRIL is the cruellest month" -T. S. Eliot
"APRIL is the cruellest month" -T. S. Eliot
a)
Shows how authors can "play off" our cultural expectations of a season to symbolize something deeper within their writing.
b)
There is no significance, the author just finds this season to be cruel!
c)
Because stating the season is a deliberate plot device.
d)
This tells us what the season is.
3.
In literature can symbols be limited to only one meaning?
a)
No. That would be an allegory.
b)
No, because some novels wouldn't do what it's intented to do and that is to reveal a network of underlining meanings.
4.
Why is the setting so influential and important to a novel?
a)
Because it can influence the reader on deeper levels, and bring them to conclusions about the novels meaning.
b)
Because it enhances the story to give us a better understanding, without the setting it would be boring.
c)
Because without the setting there would be no plot. Every story needs a setting and that weather is part of the setting.
d)
Because it goes along with the story and the characters to tell us what they're feeling during certain events.
5.
Can the reader invent or create meaning of a novel without the author?
a)
Yes, by simply looking at the book cover and reading the title.
b)
no, because without the author putting intentional settings and symbols throughout the book the reader wouldn't be able to engage in the sole purpose of the novel.
c)
yes, whatever your first instrincts are about a novel, they're correct.
6.
Trivia question!
What's the most widely known symbols in literature?
What's the most widely known symbols in literature?
a)
Water, Fire, Night, Day, Light and Dark.
b)
Wind, Water, Air, Dirt, and Cold.
c)
Light, dark, sun, and moon
d)
rain, sunshine, fog, and angels.
7.
How should you distinguish the difference between an allegory and a symbol?
a)
Things that stand for other things on a one-for-one basis are allegory's and symbols are things that are referred to something that is not likely to reduce to a simple statement but will include various meanings or interpretations.
b)
An allegory conveys a certain message and a symbol represents a characteristic or idea about a character.
8.
By the definition of Thomas C. Foster would the x and y variable be a symbol?
a)
Yes
b)
No
9.
Which one of these elements would not help you identify a symbol?
a)
What is the author doing with the object?
b)
Ask questions of the text.
c)
What does it feel like it is doing?
d)
Searching for something with one meaning.
10.
Corny Joke!
What does a House Wear?
What does a House Wear?
a)
A street
b)
A roof
c)
Address
d)
Nothing
11.
What must a reader do to get better at recognizing symbols?
a)
Practice by reading literature, and asking questions of the text.
b)
Memorize the most popular symbols in literature.
c)
Take symbolism lessons from a writer.
d)
All the Above
12.
What can rainbows symbolize?
a)
A Rainbow brings great storms, destruction and unhappiness.
b)
Rainbows symbolize being trapped at the end of a dark tunnel with no way of getting out.
c)
Rainbows are used metaphorically to represent a divine pact or even peace between heave and earth.
d)
Noah's Ark is coming back.
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