Symbols and Motifs

What is a symbol?

• A symbol, action, idea, or collection of related items that appears multiple times in a work to help develop the theme

• A physical object or thing that stands for a larger abstract concept

• A universal statement, expressed or implied, that the reader must infer.

• A moment in a book that represents a larger context or idea

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is a motif?

• A symbol, action, idea, or collection of related items that appears multiple times in a work to help develop the theme

• A physical object or thing that stands for a larger abstract concept

• A universal statement, expressed or implied, that the reader must infer.

• A moment in a book that represents a larger context or idea

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is a theme?

• A symbol, action, idea, or collection of related items that appears multiple times in a work to help develop the theme

• A physical object or thing that stands for a larger abstract concept

• A universal statement, expressed or implied, that the reader must infer.

• A moment in a book that represents a larger context or idea

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following are symbols in

Macbeth?

• The dagger

• The ghost of Banquo

• Blood

• Guilt

• The witches

Which of the following are motifs in

Macbeth?

• The Dagger

• The Ghost of Banquo

• Blood

• Guilt

• Fate

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What must a theme statement include?

• A topic from the story

• A motif

• The author's view on the topic

• The symbols that relate

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2