Symbolism
1. In the space below, tell me about a dream you have recently had.
Now circle all the nouns in the above paragraph. Then go to https://www.angelfire.com/ok/freshenglish/newlinks.html and scroll down to the On-Line Symbolism dictionary and click. Here you will find a dictionary of definitions detailing what symbols often represent in art and literature. Pick one of the nouns out of your dream account. Click on the letter with which you noun begins. Is your noun listed in the dictionary? If so, summarize the definition in the space below.
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If you noun did not appear, choose another noun and keep looking.
2. Read the poem below. Circle the nouns. Look up the nouns in the on-line symbolism dictionary and summarize their definitions below.
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though.
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there's been some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downey flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep
And miles to go before I sleep.
And miles to go before I sleep.
What are the symbolic meanings of the nouns that you found in the on-line symbolism dictionary? Summarize the meaning of each noun you found below.
Given what you learned about these symbols, write what you think this poem might mean below.
3. On the center table are copies of three paintings. Examine one of these painting, recording below the various objects in the picture you see. Look up these objects in the symbolism dictionary. Summarize their symbolic meanings below. Given what you learned about these symbols, what might the artist been trying to say with his painting?
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