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Can you associate the picture to the idea?a. wisdom, knowledgeb. Peacec. Courage, strengthd. Love, passione. Patriotism, freedomf. Evil, temptationg. Doctors, medicineh. Protagonist, antagonist

(good guy, bad guy)

Symbols and Symbolism

Symbol= a person, place, object or activity that stands

for more than just itself

For example: fork in the road (important decision) the color red (love, anger, passion) torrential storm (an emotional upheaval)

mountain (obstacle to overcome)

Symbolism can be used to help emphasize a story’s theme, bring deeper or clearer meaning

Symbols can be people/ characters, places (such as the setting of the story),

objects, or even actions

Robert Frost –The Road Not Taken TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair,And having perhaps the better claim,Because it was grassy and wanted wear;Though as for that the passing thereHad worn them really about the

same, And both that morning equally layIn leaves no step had trodden black.Oh, I kept the first for another day!

Yet knowing how way leads on to way,I doubted if I should ever come back. I shall be telling this with a sighSomewhere ages and ages hence:Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference.

What could the roads symbolize , or stand for?

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening – Robert Frost

Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there is some mistake. The only other sound’s the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.

… Seabiscuit, An American LegendGiven what you know about symbolism, and

about the Great Depression, why do you think Seabiscuit was so important to Americans? What could his story have symbolized?