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Symbolism
is using items to represent other ideas (using symbols).The items might be:physical objects (eg. a rose)coloursbehaviours (eg. raising binoculars)sounds (eg. thunder)
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TerminologySometimes, one small part of a thing can represent the whole thing (eg. fireman’s helmet conjures images of fire fighting; a crown represent royalty or the monarchy).This is called metonymy.
The meaning that is carried or conveyed by a symbol is called the connotation.
A symbol that reoccurs throughout a text is called a motif.
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What connotations do these symbols carry?
*shared cultural understandings
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If we wanted to convey these ideas, what symbols could we use?
• love• jealousy• history repeating itself• the end of something• the 1960s• feeling restricted or trapped• loss of soldiers in war
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Examples from the
initial advice...
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Other basic examples of symbolism...
(Wartime cartoons and propaganda)
Think about the simple symbolism that has been used in these images…
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Examples of student
work
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Examples of artistic works that use symbolism
• http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/s/symbol.html• http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/symb/h
d_symb.htm#slideshow1• http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/ngvschools/Traditio
nAndTransformation/symbols/• http://www.museumnetworkuk.org/portraits/
theme/settingSymbolism/settingSymbolism.html