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The American Novel, Elements of the Novel, Symbols Literary symbolism combines the literal and the abstract. Some symbols are generic, such as the color red representing love, and flowers representing mortality. Other symbols, such as The Valley of Ashes in THE GREAT GATSBY, are specific to individual novels. www.pbs.org/ Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. The Importance of the Mind, The Evils of Collectivism, The Need to Integrate Mind and Body, Motifs, Motive Power, Bridges, The Sign of the Dollar, The Bracelet, Atlas. www.sparknotes.com/lit/atlasshrugged/themes.html Figurative Language The Poetics of Robert Frost. www.frostfriends.org/ The Meyer Literature Site. www.bedfordstmartins.com/ "Structure" includes all the elements in a story. The final objective is to see the story as a whole and to become aware of how the parts are put together to produce a unified effect. www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/ A professional proofreader puts a mark (usually a line or caret) in the line and writes the correction in the margin. www.colorado.edu/Publications/styleguide/symbols.html Symbols in The Awakening The Awakening is a novel full of symbolism; within each narrative segment there is often a central and powerful symbol that serves to add meaning to the text and to underline some subtle point Chopin is making. www.vcu.edu/engweb/eng384/symbols.htm |