Symbolism in Poetry

WHAT IS THE SYMBOL IN THIS POEM?"Stand tall, oh mighty oak, for all the world to see. Your strength and undying beauty forever amazes me. Though storm clouds hover above you, Your branches span the sky."

• beauty

• standing

• oak

• forever

WHAT IS THE SYMBOL IN THIS POEM?

• the bad

• being away

• the good

• waves

WHAT IS THE SYMBOL IN THIS POEM?

• the speaker

• the cover

• judgement

• birth

WHAT IS THE SYMBOL IN THIS POEM?

• rose

• June

• melody

• connection

Symbolism in poetry can be defined as...

• ·  Poets use something to represent something else (ex- Eagle for freedom)

• The poem is shaped to support the title.

• A poetic device that uses metaphors to compare.

• A poem that does not rhyme

What does the Raven symbolize in this poem?

• The speaker's grief and lonliness

• The evil that haunts him

• The love that he had for Lenore

• Nature and how it affects human emotions

You’ve been up on that diving board

Making sure that it’s nice and straight.

You’ve made sure that it’s not too slick.

You’ve made sure it can stand the weight.

You’ve made sure that the spring is tight.

You’ve made sure that the cloth won’t slip.

You’ve made sure that it bounces right,

And that your toes can get a grip– –

And you’ve been up there since half past five

Doin’ everything … but DIVE.

What does the dive itself symbolize?

• fear

• courage

• stupidity

• safety

In line 17, the act of growing pale over the churned water represents the star’s - (a)  

• D desire to be seen as beautiful

• A increasing self-awareness

• B imagined hardships

• C ability to go unseen

WHAT IS THE SYMBOL IN THIS POEM?"Hold on to dreams

For if dreams die

Life is a broken-winged bird

That cannot fly"

• death

• dreams

• life

• bird

What does symbolism represent in poetry?

• The arrangement of words in a poem.

• The repetition of sounds at the end of lines in a poem.

• The use of descriptive language in a poem.

• Abstract ideas or concepts