THEME Mr. Rees’s ninth grade English class. THEME  the main subject that is being discussed or described in a piece of writing, a movie, etc.

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THEME Mr. 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  6f020e43594a9c230972d/k/t/kt3497-stop-sign---graphic.png 6f020e43594a9c230972d/k/t/kt3497-stop-sign---graphic.png     dictionary.reference.com/browse/metaphor ‎ 