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A symbol is any object, person, place, or experience that stands for something else. (For example, a tree in winter, when described in a certain way, might symbolize old age. A dove, when depicted in a certain way, might symbolize peace.) The author will almost never directly state, “This tree symbolizes old age.” However, the author will provide clues that lead the reader to infer its symbolic value. In certain cases, an object can symbolize more than one thing.
DIRECTIONS: Read the following poem about a fire. As you read, think about what this fire might symbolize. Then come up with an appropriate title, and answer the questions that follow.
DIRECTIONS: Read the following poem about a fire. As you read, think about what this fire might symbolize. Then come up with an appropriate title, and answer the questions that follow.
1 It begins as a smoldering spark,
whispering angry words at indifferent twigs, nipping, nibbling, heating bark 5 until the twigs give in and burst into flame. The flames spread and spread, devouring the driest grass, the driest wood, feeding on the needy, the weak. “Join us,” fire says, 10 and things timid and stationary dive in and become powerful, devouring all in their way. Soon the raging fire grows into an army of flames, 15 a million sparks of ignorance destroying all in its path, powerful because it doesn’t think, because it has no fear, 20 because it cannot stop. |
Source: The Princeton Review (2001). READING STRATEGIES AND LITERARY ELEMENTS. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.pages 25-26