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Symbols and Motifs

Symbols and Motifs. Ms Ternove AP Literature and Composition. <3. :-). ;-) . xoxo. Equivalent Symbols. Symbols: multiple meanings. Death Poision Pirates!. Symbol: etymology. Derived from the Greek verb “ symballein ” and the related noun “ symbolon ”

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Symbols and Motifs

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  1. Symbols and Motifs Ms Ternove AP Literature and Composition

  2. <3 :-) ;-) xoxo

  3. Equivalent Symbols

  4. Symbols: multiple meanings • Death • Poision • Pirates!

  5. Symbol: etymology • Derived from the Greek verb “symballein” and the related noun “symbolon” • Symballein = “to put together” • Symbolon = “mark,” “taken” or “sign.” (scribd.com)

  6. Symbol: definitions • a sign, shape or object which is used to represent something else. A heart shape is the symbol of love. • something that is used to represent a quality or idea. Water, a symbol of life, recurs as an image throughout her poems. • a number, letter or sign used in mathematics, music, science, etc. The symbol for oxygen is O2. • An object can be described as a symbol of something else if it seems to represent it because it is connected with it in a lot of people's minds. The private jet is a symbol of wealth. (dictionary.cambridge.org)

  7. Symbols in Literature • A symbol is the use of a concrete object to represent an abstract idea. • Occurs when an object, person, or situation represents an abstract idea in addition to a literal meaning. • Symbols may appear in literature in a number of different ways: an object, a word, a figure of speech, an action, an event, or a character. • Over time, certain symbols have become ‘conventional’ or ‘traditional’ literary symbols because they have an agreed upon meaning, so they can be used to suggest universal ideas. (scribd.com)

  8. Conventional symbols in literature: Seasons Autumn Spring birth, new beginning decline, aging, nearing death Summer Winter maturity, knowledge death, sleep, hibernation, or stagnation

  9. Conventional symbols in literature: Colors • Innocence • Purity • Enlightenment • Light • Inexperience • Hope • New Life • Immaturity • Blood • Passion • Emotion • Danger • Daring • Death • Ignorance • Evil

  10. Conventional symbols in literature: Walls • Barriers between people • both physical and mental

  11. Conventional symbols in literature: Key • The power to let in or shut out • To hold a key is to have been initiated

  12. Conventional symbols in literature: Ladder • Ascension • Realization of potential

  13. Conventional symbols in literature: Journey • Quest for truth • Life itself

  14. Conventional symbols in literature: Storms • Violent human emotions

  15. Conventional symbols in literature: Water • Origin of life • Washes away guilt • Regeneration

  16. Conventional Symbols in Literature: Animals • Peace • Purity

  17. Conventional Symbols in Literature: Animals • slyness • cleverness

  18. Conventional Symbols in Literature: Animals • death • destruction

  19. Conventional Symbols in Literature: Animals • power • pride

  20. Conventional Symbols in Literature: Animals • pride • vanity

  21. Conventional Symbols in Literature: Animals • temptation • evil

  22. Conventional Symbols in Literature: Animals • shyness • weakness

  23. Conventional Symbols in Literature: Animals • wisdom

  24. Conventional Symbols in Literature: Animals • sacrifice • child of God

  25. Symbols in To Kill a Mockingbird:

  26. Motif

  27. Motif

  28. Motif • a recurring thematic element (as in the arts) (merriamwebster.com) • a recurring object, concept, or structure in a work of literature (uncp.edu) • an idea that is used many times in a piece of writing or music. The motif of betrayal is crucial in all these stories (dictionary.cambridge.org) • A distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition (google.com/dictionary)

  29. So what’s the difference between symbol & motif? Symbol Motif Can be concrete OR abstract Recurs again and again • Is something concrete that stands for something abstract • Appears only once

  30. Motifs in To Kill a Mockingbird:

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