Motifs
What is a Motif?
What is a reoccurring image or more significant idea throughout a literary work
What is the literary element in the following
"Sixty feet up the cliff, the toe of his climbing resting on a ledge no wider than a dime" (Vlgardson 1)
Hyperbole
List three motifs traced in Saturday Climbing.
Trust, letting go, protection, security, separation
What does the recurring rope symbolize?
The rope symbolizes the thin line that is holding their fragile relationship together which is the group activities like climbing.
What is the difference between a Motif and a reoccurring symbol?
What are the differences, a reoccurring symbol is usually the same symbol over and over again while Motifs are somewhat different every time they are shown
What is the literaary element in the following:
"Rope he called"(Valgardson 1).
Symbolism
What does tracing do for a reader?
What is depth, the reader is able to go increasingly more into the depth of the story.
What does the mountain symbolize?
The mountain symbolizes their unknown future and conflicted past that Barry and Moira have to overcome
Uses of a motif with characters in a story
The use of motifs in a piece of literature allows characters to be increasingly developed and thorough so that the reader can understand and have a deeper connection with the story.
What is the literary element in the following:
"to absorb the shock of any fall"(Valagardson 6).
Allusion
What does the depth from tracing add to a readers knowledge about the story?
The depth allows the reader to find new literary elements and symbolism within objects and situations.
What does the climb symbolize?
The climb symbolizes the unknown of whats gonna happen with Barry and Moira's relationship and how it's very fragile.
Uses of a motif in the plot
The plot can be increasingly emphasized and descriptive with the input of symbolism.
What is the literary element in the following:
"Now, as he worked his way up toward the large ledge where he was to set up a belay station, it was as if Barry were in danger of being pulled backward by the sheer weight of his memories"(Valgardson 3).
Personification/Metaphor
What does tracing a motif involve?
Tracing a motif involves going in-depth through every line in the story to find a bunch of similar ideas that can symbolically represent a recurring idea.
What does the recurring separation symbolize?
The separation symbolizes Moira and Barry being separated in their relationship.
Motifs and mood
Motifs establish and emphasize the mood in the story by having it recurringly mentioned
What is the literary element in the following:
"The conglomerate, with its rough, gravel-like surface, had looked easy"(Valgardson 1).
Imagery/Asyndeton
What does tracing do for the writer?
Tracing allows the writer to go further into their writing and to increase the symbolism to interest the reader more
What does Moira leading Barry symbolize?