/
Symbolism  “As I Grew Older” Symbolism  “As I Grew Older”

Symbolism “As I Grew Older” - PowerPoint Presentation

tawny-fly
tawny-fly . @tawny-fly
Follow
406 views
Uploaded On 2018-03-11

Symbolism “As I Grew Older” - PPT Presentation

Symbolism A symbol is a word or objects that stands for another word or object The object or word can be seen with the eye or not visible What is the dove a symbol of A dove stands for peace The dove can be seen and peace cannot ID: 646636

speaker represents light racism represents speaker racism light dove wall shadow future hope darkness sun black word experiences peace

Share:

Link:

Embed:

Download Presentation from below link

Download Presentation The PPT/PDF document "Symbolism “As I Grew Older”" is the property of its rightful owner. Permission is granted to download and print the materials on this web site for personal, non-commercial use only, and to display it on your personal computer provided you do not modify the materials and that you retain all copyright notices contained in the materials. By downloading content from our website, you accept the terms of this agreement.


Presentation Transcript

Slide1

Symbolism

“As I Grew Older”Slide2

SymbolismA symbol is a word or objects that stands for another word or object. The object or word can be seen with the eye or not visible.

What is the dove a symbol of?

A dove stands for peace. The dove can be seen and peace cannot. Slide3

Sun/Light

Sun/Light: Represents hope for the future.

As a child the speaker only sees light because his future is bright and he has dreams. This sun is slowly diminished by the wall once he experiences racism.Slide4

The Wall

The Wall: Represents obstacles

. In the poem the obstacle is the racism that the speaker encounters because he is black.Slide5

Darkness

Darkness: Represents despair and hopelessnes

s. As the speaker experiences racism the light is replaced by darkness because he no longer has hope for the future. Slide6

The Shadow

The Shadow: Represents defeat.

The speaker lies down in the shadow when he has given up all hope of achieving his dreams. Slide7

Black Hands

Black Hands:

Represents the tool a person uses to overcome their obstacles or fight against them. The speaker uses creativity and writing to overcome racism. Those are his chosen tools.