Symbolism
Symbolism and Meaning
Tone/Mood
Topic/Theme
100

An Object that stands for itself and a greater idea

What is a symbol?

100

The use of symbols to signify ideas by giving them meanings other than their literal ones

What is symbolism?

100

The ______ helps create the _______

What is the tone helps created the mood?

100

An abstract idea that the story is about

What is a topic?

200

A meaning uniquely given by most people around the world

What is a universal meaning?

200

A meaning uniquely influenced by a culture

What is a cultural meaning?

200

The way the audience is intended to feel about what they are reading?

What is mood?

200

A theme that appears in a work briefly, giving way to another theme

What is a minor theme?

300

This color often represents love or passion

What is the color red?

300

A meaning uniquely associated with your own experiences

What is a personal meaning?

300

The speaker's feelings about what/who they are talking about

What is tone?

300

A theme that a writer repeats in their literary work

What is a major theme?

400

Inside jokes with your friends are similar to this type of meaning

What is a contextual meaning?

400

The story/plot a text is telling; surface discussion

What is the primary meaning?

400
The author uses atmosphere and setting to help create this

What is mood?

400

A statement or the author's opinion about an abstract idea that is explored in the story

What is a theme?

500

A private meaning created by an author

What is a contextual meaning?

500

The underlying implications in a text that allows it to mean more than one thing at once

What is the secondary meaning?

500

The author uses word choice and character description to create this

What is tone?

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