PPT-Imagery, Symbolism, and Theme

And all that fluff Imagery So what is imagery Imagery is the picture the author creates in your mind Its why our favorite books are so interesting We can see it happening The Five Senses. A Simple Way to Quickly and Carefully Assess a Poem. T. itle. Why was the title chosen?. What clues does it provide to the theme or author’s intent?. For instance, Robert Frost’s poem “Mending Wall”. What’s significant about this title, its syntax form, its relationship to the poem itself?. The Doll’s House. 1. In your own words, write a sentence that summarises the main idea in the text. . Now turn this into a ‘theme statement’. This means it must have a particular angle or opinion in it.. Bell Work. p87:. Antonyms. L10.1.1: Plot. What is plot?. L10.1.1: Plot. What is the standard plot sequence?. L10.1.1: Plot. Describe the plot of . Through the Tunnel. .. L10.1.1: Plot. Discussion:. Through the Tunnel. For the delightful Literature exam.. Section C Poems. In the Edexcel Anthology there are sixteen poems in Section C. This may seem like a lot, but any one of them could appear on the exam!. If - . This poem by Rudyard . MOOD. MOOD is the overall feelings or emotions that are created IN THE READER. . Authors “move” their readers’ moods through their choice of words and level of detail.. TONE. TONE is simply the author’s attitude toward the subject. . ENGL 10wL Fall 2013. A Tale of Two Cities. End of Book 2. Ideas for the Project. “Drive him fast to his tomb. . This from Jacques” . (Dickens 130).. Theme: Justice vs. Vengeance:. The Assassination of the . Using Your . Secret Decoder Ring. In . This Chapter. _ Understanding why Revelation uses symbolism in the first place. _ Surveying the major symbols that John uses in Revelation.  . The modern mindset is practical. After all, most people lead extremely busy lives — so much so that when they want information on something, they don’t want to have to jump through hoops. When it comes to the most popular films of the year, for example, the box-office winners are usually ones with a straightforward plotline. Films rich in symbolism, abstract concepts, and vague imagery usually play only to a few diehards in the art houses.. ANALOGY. Definition: . . An analogy clarifies or explains an ABSTRACT concept or object by comparing it to something which is CONCRETE.. In other . w. ords . . . . An analogy often compares something that CANNOT be touched to something that CAN be touched.. Theme(s. ) holds . a story together. Theme is essential to giving meaning. ***. Without It- . a story is a random list of pointless events . Plot. DEF: plot is the . sequence of EVENTS . that makeup a story. Nick . Haglan. Dillon Quinn. Kyle Parrott. Keri Johnson. Period 5. The Killing of King Duncan. The killing of Duncan by Macbeth, a man of great honor and dignity, is a biblical allusion to the killing of Jesus. We will review Elie Wiesel’s Night . Let’s begin! Hitler & the Holocaust Symbolism & terms Plot 1 Characters Theme 10pt 10pt 10pt 10pt 10pt 20pt 20pt 20pt 20pt 20pt 30pt 30pt 30pt 30pt Analyzing Literature and Postcolonialism Analyzing Literature “Because literary authors don’t tell us explicitly what the text means, it’s always going to be arguable —and your task in writing about a literary work is to argue for what you think it means”— Typical Thesis Structure. Author uses…. (some pattern in the novel) to reveal . (theme – message about big idea) . because… (clause explaining logic of the theme).. Example from OFK. T.H. White uses . SOMETHING . CONCRETE. REPRESENTS . SOMETHING . ABSTRACT.. In . a literary context, . symbolism. is the use of a person, place, or thing to represent a larger, more abstract concept. . When trying to analyze a symbol, consider the symbol’s.