Symbolism is the practice or art of using an object or a word to represent an abstract idea. An action, person, place, word, or object can all have a symbolic meaning. When an author wants to suggest a certain mood or emotion, he can also use symbolism to hint at it, rather than just blatantly saying it.
Symbolism is often used by writers to enhance their writing. Symbolism can give a literary work more richness and color and can make the meaning of the work deeper.
In literature, symbolism can take many forms including:
- A figure of speech where an object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning.
- The actions of a character, word, action, or event that have a deeper meaning in the context of the whole story.
"Symbols are everywhere in our lives. Traffic signs, advertising logos
and religious images all provide visual information that transcends
the physical world. Think of the Apple logo--It's really very simple,
silhouette of an apple with a single leaf at the stem and a small bite
taken out of the top. Show that logo to nearly anyone in the world, and
they will immediately recognize it. The Apple logo represents a whole
network of products, images and emotions. Amazing doesn't begin to
describe what our mind is capable of doing in terms of converting a
simple image into something utterly profound. "As you are going about your everyday life this week, take time to observe all the symbolism around you. Take note of sounds, images, or the written word. For your blog post, choose two symbols that one may come across in everyday life. Briefly describe each symbol and what it represents (2-3 sentences for each).
My first symbol is monster. Monster is an energy drink. It is three scratches that can be any color. My second symbol is fox. fox is motor-x (motor cross). It is simply a foxes head.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever wondered about the many symbols in the world. Forinstance, there is the Holister symbol. The Holister symbol is a bird that comes in many different colors. You may see this symbol in the corner of the shirt or pants from the Holister store. Another symbol may be your alarm clock. Forinstance, every night you set your alarm clock for the morning if you have to wake up at a sertain time. In the morning you hear the alarm clock and know it is time to wake up. There are so many symbols in the world for everything.
ReplyDeleteMy first symbol is the skull with bones crossing over it. It represents that something is poisonous. And my other symbol is for Gatorade it is an orange lightning bolt with a big G over it. Whenever I see it I know right away it's Gatorade.
ReplyDeleteThe symbol i am using is the wu-tang symbol it is the symbol for my favorite rap group My second favorite symbol is the red bull energy symbol it is two bulls looking at each other with a sun in the back round.
ReplyDeleteThe symbol I am using is the Nike symbol its a sporting apparel and the symbol looks kind of like a big check.Symbols are used everywhere to identify many different company's.
DeleteThe two symbols I chose are the Xbox 360 symbol and, the Wikipedia symbol. The Xbox symbol is a X in a circle with the words Xbox 360 under it. The Wikipedia symbol is a rounded puzzle with letters and signs on the puzzle pieces.
ReplyDeleteMy first symbol is the iTunes symbol. On iTunes you can download music and videos. the symbol is a music note in a circle which represents music. My next symbol is the breast cancer symbol. Bracelets and necklaces with the breast cancer symbol are often sold to raise money for people with breast cancer. The symbol is to aware people of breast cancer and to now that people are struggling with it
ReplyDeleteHave you ever noticed all the symbolism that's around you? It's everywhere. For example, the facebook symbol. It's a white lowercase f in a blue box. You may see this symbol on a phone for a facebook app. Another symbol would be the money sign. It looks like an s with two lines through it. Somewhere you might see this symbol is in a math problem involving money. Clearly, there is so much symbolism around us.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever thought of all the symbols that people use in the whole world? Well, I thought of two that I will share with you. For example, one symbol is the Abercrombie symbol. The store’s symbol is simply a moose. Therefore, on almost all of their items, there is a moose to represent that that piece of clothing/accessory came from Abercrombie.
ReplyDeleteIn addition, another symbol is a money sign. If you were to draw a money sign it would look like this: $. Money signs replace the meanings of the word dollars/dollar. For instance, if you wanted to write down 600 dollars, instead of writing the whole word you could just change it to$600. Finally, if you use the money sign it is ALWAYS in front of the number.
My first symbol is the energy drink RedBull, it's simply in the name Redbull, its mascot is a red charging bull. My second symbol is the mascot in the GameStop commercials who says "Power to the players." The mascot is an animated rabbit.
ReplyDeleteThe two symbols I chose are the Playstation and the Coca-Cola symbols.The playstation symbol is a three dimensional p with a rainbow s going around it.The Coca-Cola symbol is the classic red and white you recognize with the fancy lettering on it.
ReplyDeleteThe two symbols i chose are the recycling symbol and the t-mobile logo. The recycling symbols are 3 arrows pointing to the back of the other arrow, but means Recycle Reuse Reduce. The T moile logo is a T with 2 dots beside it *T* and represents the phone company.
ReplyDeleteMy first symbol that I want to write about is the bruins logo. It used to be a bear beacause a bruin is a type of bear but now it is an upper case "B" the stands for bruin.My second symbol is McDonalds symbol. Its simply just a big "M" written in yellow color.
ReplyDeleteThe first symbol i have chosen is the gaderade symbol which is a lightning bolt or an orange G.Both the G and the lightning bolt i think represent power and energy.My second choice is the jordan's symbol which is a man(micheal jordan) dunking.I think it represents basketball and micheal jordan.
ReplyDeleteThere are thousands of symbols and you caan see them aywhere. My first symbol is the Yin-Yang symbol. It is a circle with a squigly line that is black and white with one small circle on both sides. It represents peace and chaos. My second symbol is the At&t symbol that is a circle with blue stripes. It represents At&t's worldwide calling lines.
ReplyDeleteThe two symbols I chose were the eastern bikes logo with is almost like two es one right side up and one not the second is the e machine logo witch is just a circled e
ReplyDeleteThere are millions of symbols all over the world that represent different things. The first symbol I chose is for bear paw the boot, there symbol is a actual bears paw it simply represents the company's name. The second symbol I chose is the duck brand duct tape symbol. The symbol is a yellow duck with a sash, the symbol represents the word "duct" in duct tape because alot of people per nonce it "duck tape."
ReplyDeleteThere are many symbols out there. One that i am choosing is Bauer. All it reresents is the company that had made the equipment. My second symbol is samsung. This represents the companys name written in silver on most of its things.
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