Symbolism
An ordinary object, event, person, or animal to which we have attached extraordinary meaning and significance.
What is symbolism?
The opposite or what is intended to happen. Usually humorous.
What is Irony?
Bearded elder with light eyes.
Who is The Giver?
Runs but has no legs.
What is a nose?
Skull and crossbones symbol
What is death, danger, poison, etc.?
If you have a phobia of long words, you must tell people that you are Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobic.
What is verbal irony?
Goes around the world but stays in a corner.
What is a stamp?
What is power, royalty, wealth, etc.?
A person Tweets about how Twitter is a waste of time and energy.
What is situational irony?
The more there is, the less you see.
What is darkness?
Ordinary objects passed down throughout history with deeper meanings.
What are inherited symbols?
In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Hamlet stabs through a curtain thinking his traitorous, murdering uncle is there, only to learn that he actually stabbed and killed the father of the woman he loves, and a man for whom he had the utmost respect and admiration.
What is dramatic irony?
The more you make the more you leave behind.
What are footsteps?
Writers often create symbols in literature. You can tell when something is a symbol because it recurs in the novel many times.
What are invented symbols?
The rapper Eminem is well-known for his song writing ability, but he is equally known for his shockingly profane and obscene lyrical content. Eminem has made a fortune selling his curse filled songs to millions of children around the world. But, on a 60 Minutes interview, Eminem claimed that there was no swearing in his own home and that his children were not allowed to play music with curse words, including his own tracks.
What is situational irony?
You cut me, slice me, dice me, and all the while, you cry.
What is an onion?