1. Do Now: Vocabulary Quiz Returned
October 1st, 2015
Aim: Can I define symbolism and understand how it is used in literature?
Do Now: Vocabulary Quiz Returned

2. What is Symbolism?
An object, person, or place that is meant to represent a larger idea or concept.

3. William Blake's: "The Sick Rose" In your binder, and with your group,
find the symbols in the poem and
what those symbols represent.
The sick rose
O Rose, thou art sick!
The invisible worm
That flies in the night,
In the howling storm,
Has found out thy bed
Of crimson joy,
And his dark secret love
Does thy life destroy.

4. Examples of Symbolism from The Pigman: