Topics: Art › Symbolism
Type: Descriptive Essays
Sample donated: Teresa Matthews
Last updated: May 6, 2019
Characterization
The act of creating and developing a character
Ways that authors develop characters…
what they look likehow they dresswhat they sayhow they speakwhat they feel or thinkhow they affect other charactersways they respond to other characters
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Descriptive Writing
it is used to describe a person, place, thing, or event in detail…
creates a well developed verbal picture
Objective Case
it is used for…direct objectsindirect objectsobjects of prepositions
Objective Case Pronouns
MeYouHim Her ItUsThem
Direct Object
Answers the questions ‘to whom?’ or ‘for whom?’
Possessive Case
It is used to show ownership or possession
Possessive Case Pronouns
My, MineYour, YoursHis, Her, HersItsOur, OursTheir, Theirs
Object of a Preposition
the noun or pronoun that follows a preposition or prepositional phrase
Ramayana
Set in ancient times and is an epic poem
Valmiki
An Indian poetWas once a robber and robbed a ‘Holy Man’…after that, he changed and would meditate..
..that’s when he wrote Ramayana
dialect
a form of a language that is spoken in a particular area and that uses some of its own words, grammar, and pronunciations
subcontinent
a large area of land that is a part of a continent
Turrents
small towers
Canopies
a covering or structure similar to a roof
Incarnation
a bodily manifestation of a deity or spirit
quelled
reduced to passivity
lamentations
expressions of sorrow
Hallucination
a perception of something that is not really there
heirloom
a family possession of great value handed down from generation to generation
furrow
a small trench in the ground made by a plow
godlings
a lesser god
immolate
To kill by fires
moonstone
a creamy white colored gem stone
epistle
A letter
pirouetted
spun rapidly (In reference to dancing)
Setting
The time and place of the action in a storyThe setting of a story influences the characters’ values, attitudes, manners, and actions and is often important to the story’s meaning.
Proviso
a condition; a stipulation
unequivocally
clearly, unimaginatively
euphemisms
polite expressions delicacies
circumlocutions
roundabout expressions
insolent
disrespectful or arrogant
Incongruous
Inappropriate; improper
irrefutable
inarguable; undeniable
taciturn
quiet by nature; not talkative
imperceptible
unobservable; unperceivable
betokened
indicated; or showed
portent
forewarning; sign; presage
tantamount
Equivalent; equal
Nominative Case (who vs. Whom)
whowhoever
Objective Case (who vs. Whom)
whomwhomever
Possessive Case (who vs. Whom)
whose
Symbolism
A symbol is an object, color, or image that stands for something else.
A concept or idea can have more than one symbol and can mean more than one thingSymbols mean different things in different context and cultures (i.e. In some cultures, black represents mourning, but in other cultures, white does.)
Symbol
Something that has meaning in and of itself, but also represents a larger idea
