How can you identify a symbol that an author uses in a story?

a. a symbol is always something concrete—like a bird or a whale or a ship—that is directly related to the main character.

b. a symbol is something big—like the sun, or a mountain, or a whale—that affects the main character.

c. a symbol is an ordinary object that takes on significance outside itself and stands for something greater.

d. a symbol is always something inanimate, like love, or joy, or hatred, or jealousy.

Now poetry is a genre of literature that offers readers a great variety of stories, thoughts, and images using different formats and rhyme schemes. this variety allows readers to experience a vast array of literary mediums. you could say that the different forms have their own elements, terms, and definitions. you could also say that different forms of poetry require different approaches and methods for deriving meaning. think about specific works of poetry that you have read, including the reading selections for this unit. discuss particular elements or types of poetry that you begin to understand the different parts of a poem. what are some of the challenges you have faced when reading poetry? explain the strategies that have with your reading comprehension.

What is the theme of "the story of the fisherman”?

What does this excerpt from act of romeo and juliet reveal about lord montague?