Important figurative language to review

• Personification: giving non human things human characteristics

• Allusion: reference to something famous• Metaphor: comparing two unlike things NOT using like or

as• Simile: comparing two unlike things USING like or as• Imagery: using sensory details to paint a picture in a

readers’ mind.• And finally…….

SymbolismSymbolism

What you see is not always what you get…

Sometimes you get more!

Sometimes you get more!

A symbol is…

• An object that represents a greater idea

• An icon (picture) that stands for a bigger meaning

Even toddlers recognize common symbols…

Groups use symbols

• For example…

We use symbols when texting to represent larger thoughts…

Color often symbolize moods..

What might these colors symbolize?

Red?

How about a pink ribbon?

Remember, _______ are items that represent a ____________

idea or meaning.

What’s the diff?

Which would you rather receive?

Seasons can be used as symbols

Objects can hold meaning too …

Remember: ____________ are objects that _______________

a greater meaning.

Colors are great symbols for different moods and life events

• Look at the colors on the following slides and think about what mood they provoke in you.

• Think about a life event that could be represented by these colors (either persona or general)

Red

• What feelings does red symbolize?

• What else can it symbolize?

Blue

• What feelings does blue symbolize?

• What else can it symbolize?

Yellow

• What feelings does yellow symbolize?

• What else can it symbolize?

Green

• What feelings does green symbolize?

• What else can it symbolize?

Black

• What feelings does black symbolize?

• What else can it symbolize?

White

• What feelings does white symbolize?

• What else can it symbolize?

What do colors mean to you?

• In The Book Thief, the author uses A LOT of symbolism. The narrator actually sees everything in three specific colors: white, red, and black.

• Colors can have a lot of symbolic meaning in a persons’ life.

• Your job is to think of an important event in your life and associate it with a color.

• Let’s begin……..

What color symbolizes you?

• On a piece of notebook paper, brainstorm 3 important and memorable life events that stand out to you.

• Next, write two sentences for each telling why these things stood out and their significance.

• Then, close your eyes and think about each of these moments. Concentrate on the people, things, and places involved.– Which one was the most vivid in your mind? Circle

that even.

What color symbolizes your feelings?

• Now that you have the even you will be talking about, think about the feelings associated with colors.

• Under your chosen event, list three colors that could symbolize how you felt at the time. Write your reason for each color beside them

• Close your eyes again and picture this single event. This time focus on the emotions of the event. – Which color, of the three, comes to mind? Circle this

color.

Create your collage!

• Your job is to create a collage of pictures and words to represent this life event. – The only colors that can be used should be the

color you chose and the different shades associated.

• You can design your collage any way you would like.

• Be sure to include a title that represents your event• This can be a storyboard, sectioned off, random,

etc. BE CREATIVE!

Describe it using a poem

• Once you are finished with your collage, you will write a free verse poem describing the event and why you associated the color with this specific event.

• A free verse poem is constructed using the following guidelines:– Does not rhyme– Written in stanzas (yours should be at least 3 with at

least 4 lines in each)– Includes good figurative language and imagery.

Remember: ____________ are

______________________ that__________________ a bigger________________________.