theme mr. rees’s ninth grade english class. theme the main subject that is being discussed or...

THEMEMr. Rees’s ninth grade English class

THEME

the main subject that is being discussed or described in a piece of writing, a movie, etc.

SYMBOLS

Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible.

EXAMPLES OF SYMBOLISM

Water as baptism, rebirth Sunrise as a new beginning A dove as peace

METAPHORS

a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance

Metaphors are not symbols Similes- a kind of metaphor

AUTHOR’S INTENT

Themes and metaphors form a pattern take in context with plot Look at the author

CONCLUSION

Literature has a message from the author called theme. Symbols and metaphors are used to show this message.

CITATIONS

http://geminiindustries.com/media/catalog/product/cache/2/image/265x/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/k/t/kt3497-stop-sign---graphic.png

http://blog.highwaterfilters.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/radiation.png

http://www.wallchan.com/images/sandbox/18505-batman-symbol.png

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/symbol

dictionary.reference.com/browse/metaphor

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theme