Color symbolism
What does the color red often symbolize? Name 2 meanings.
Love, passion, danger, violence, or anger
What bird is used to symbolize global peace?
What is dove
What could a locked door symbolize?
Secrets, barriers, or missed opportunities
What do flowers often symbolize? Name 2 meanings.
Growth, beauty, life, or love.
What do labyrinths / mazes symbolize?
Confusion, hidden intentions, or a journey to discover true identity
What color symbolizes death?
Black
What does a key represent?
Freedom or opportunity/possibilities
What might broken glass symbolize in a story?
Fragility, danger, or broken relationships
What could Storms / Hurricanes symbolize?
Emotional turmoil, conflict, chaos, transformation
This commonly symbolizes anger, pain or destruction
What is fire
What does the color white symbolize? Name 2 meanings
Purity, innocence, peace, or emptiness
What does a mirror symbolize?
Self-reflection or self-awareness, identity, duality, true self, truth vs. illusion
What could a crown symbolize? (Do not say a king)
Power, authority, or leadership
What does the changing of seasons often represent in literature?
Life cycles, change, or passage of time
This natural element is often used in stories to represent life, cleansing, or a fresh start
What is water
This commonly symbolize love, rage, or passion
What is the color red
What do bridges symbolize?
Transition, connection, crossing from one stage to another, opportunity or risk
What does a crossroads symbolize?
Being torn between 2 difficult options/choices
Transition or change – moving from one stage of life to another
Opportunity or possibility – new directions or potential futures
What do mountains symbolize?
Climbing a mountain can represent overcoming obstacles, and reaching the top can represent success
This commonly symbolizes passage of time, mortality, urgency, inevitability
Clocks
This color symbolizes royalty, luxury, or spirituality, but also arrogance or moral corruption in certain contexts.
What is Purple
What do puppets symbolize? Give an example.
Social roles, control by others, or performing a role not chosen freely
What symbol (object) could be used for someone hiding true identity, deception, or social roles?
A natural phenomenon often appears in literature to obscure vision or understanding, representing uncertainty, secrets, or deception.
Authors use it to hide motives or confuse characters
What is Fog/Mist