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