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    The Open Boat

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    considered magical and mysterious. The composition leaves many details up to the readers inference‚ however after further research a full picture to the events that transpired that cold January are uncovered. "The Open Boat‚" is very rich in symbolism. Symbolism evokes or describes ideas and feelings through the use of symbolic images. In chapter seven of "The Open Boat‚" the narrator describes a tower. "It was a giant‚ standing with its back to the plight of the ants" (Crane 297). The tower represents

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    that Mrs. Mallard wept due to her realization of the fact that she will now be all alone‚ or that she had some type of attachment to Mr. Mallard. It also‚ could be a mere “show of mourning” for other’s benefit. Later‚ The settings along with the symbolism giving by Chopin‚ gives the understanding that maybe Mrs. Mallard is happy that her husband‚ Brently Mallard has passed away‚ but Mrs. Mallard can also be upset‚ realizing that she is now alone. This continues to be the type of

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    Black Pillow 2002 by Frank Moore is set on a cornfield during daylight. In the background of the canvas there is a large factory with some plants and butterflies. The edge of this artwork has a yellow border and parts of this canvas are also lightly filled with the color yellow as well. On the left side of the canvas‚ there is a farmer in overalls that does not seem like he cares about what he is doing‚ pumping gas into the roots of the cornfield as he glowers into space. One the bottom of the canvas

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    opinions with relevant evidence from the story. 2. Analyze Sylvia’s inner conflict and the way she resolves it. Why do you think she eventually able to make such a decision? If you were her‚ what would you do? 3. Pick out at least THREE examples of symbolism that you find most significant in the story and try to interpret them in relation to the theme. How do you know these are symbols? Why do you choose these symbols in preference to others? 4. Compare the hunter with the pot mender in “The Chrysanthemums”

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    Emily Dickinson

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    Dickinson makes death a more agreeable subject for the reader is in lines 13 and 14‚ she writes‚ "We paused before a house that seemed - / a swelling in the ground‚ which compares the grave to a house. Dickinson uses the final literary element of symbolism to help the reader to undestand the meaning that she is trying to convey. Symbols give the poem a deeper outlook on death‚ eternity‚ and immortality. Even through Dickinson’s style of writing is concise and to the point‚ she is able to use many

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    ideas about life. The story shows life’s process and the idea of passing by the people you know. It also shows that life is a race and the people that lose their stamina‚ or fall behind are left behind by those people who are still able to go on. Symbolism plays an important role in the story. The author uses the road and the prison‚ the two extremes of life‚ to symbolize an interrelation between two oppositions. On the road‚ the road of life‚

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    American Beauty Essay

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    director uses contrasting colors and mise-en-scene in this film to successfully convey to the audience certain feelings such as love and danger‚ and to reveal each characters personalities and feelings towards each other clearly. Mise-en-scene creates symbolism to further the audiences understanding of the characters feelings about their own lives and their relationships with each other‚ such as the roses symbolizing lust‚ power and danger and the front door‚ which is also red‚ symbolizing danger. Red

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    imagery to give a possibility that what they encounter will be abstract (‘a magic city’). These opportunities may enable the individual to surpass reality and shift into a magical world. ‘Eye’ is symbolic of the windows to the soul. Holub uses this symbolism to imply that individuals can go through a process of self-discovery. These quotes demonstrate that there are varied opportunities. ‘Fog’ represents confusion or ambiguity upon opening the door; although the poet assures readers that ‘it will clear’

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    man lighting a candle for himself and his palsied brother. The blind man carefully picks up the child‚ and makes his way out the church just when a procession‚ complete with hundreds of candles and heavily costumed wooden saints‚ marches in. The symbolism is somewhat obvious--true faith walks quietly out the door‚ while pomp and pageantry make a grand‚ meaningless entrance. But the entire wordless scene is so quietly understated‚ so beautifully shot and staged--a perfect example of the purest cinema--that

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    Yeats as a modern poet

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    humanity and history. Yeats is regarded as the seed of modernism. He is intensely aware of man in history and of the soul in eternity. Yeats is a representative modern poet and presents the spirit of the age in his poetry. For this‚ he uses myth‚ symbolism‚ juxtaposition‚ colloquial language and literary allusions as a device to express the anxiety of modernity. After the World war-I people got totally shattered and they suffered from frustration‚ boredom‚ anxiety and loneliness. Yeats has used different

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