Excerpts from a poem
"The golden rays of the setting sun reflected upon the clear waters of the lake"
a) Allegory
b) Metaphor
c) Imagery
c) Imagery
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
What is a Metaphor
Symbolism is usually very closely associated with these two figures of speech
What are imagery and metaphors?
"The night is a big black cat
the moon is her topaz eye,
the stars are the mice she hunts at night
in the field of the sultry sky"
a) Imagery
b) Metaphor
c) Symbolism
b) metaphor
A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract
What is a symbol?
The factor that distinguishes an allegory from a symbol
a) Symbolism is what it means and more while allegory focuses on the ulterior meanings
b) Allegory is what it means and more while symbolism focuses on the ulterior meanings
c) There is no difference
a)
"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"
a) symbolism
b) allegory
c) metaphor
a) symbolism
Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work
What is imagery?
True or False?
Allegory and symbolism, although somewhat different can be used interchangeably
FALSE
"Life is a board game.
Rolling the dice when we take a chance on what to do
Should I become a doctor? A lawyer? A mailman?"
a) Allegory
b) Imagery
c) Symbolism
d) Metaphor
d) metaphor
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one
What is an allegory?
True or False? Figures of speech such as imagery, metaphor, and symbolism can all be happening at the same time.
TRUE
"Give a man a room
With a bed and an endless kitchen
And a door and a window
And he will live in the room
He may go outside often
But he will always come back"
a) Allegory
b) Metaphor
c) Imagery
a) Allegory
A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in Cleveland won by six runs
What is synecdoche?
Difference between symbolism and metaphor
a) Symbolism is used mainly used to emphasize an ulterior meaning while metaphors are used in comparison
b) a metaphor is a direct substitution of one idea or object for another, while a symbol is used to imply more than the original meaning
c) They represent the same idea
b)