ELA-Author-Sym-AR

Author's Craft - Symbolism - Nonprint - Audiovisual Resources

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 * //The Oval Portrait//, AIMS Multimedia, [|ETV Streamline] (12:00) The Oval Portrait, featuring Edgar Allan Poe’s original 19th century text, is a short film that visually lures viewers into Poe’s haunting story of an artist who literally paints the life out of his devoted wife. Poe’s use of figurative language, imagery and symbolism can be discussed in depth.

(:29) In Victorian literature, objects become symbols. For example, the prison and the cemetery represent depression and sorrow.
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 * //**Let There Be Symbolism**// (Discovering Language Arts: Fiction) Discovery Channel School, [|ETV Streamline](8:08) Writers use biblical symbols from the Old Testament to convey a particular meaning to readers. See how modern writers such as John Steinbeck and William Golden use biblical symbols in their novels.
 * //**Symbolism in Moby Dick**// (Great Books: Moby Dick) Discovery Channel School, [|ETV Streamline] (1:46) Captain Ahab is analogous to King Ahab in the Bible. King Ahab was a wicked king who went against God’s will. The whale may be a symbol of God, the devil, or all that thwarts human intention. (Teacher guide available)
 * //**Objects as Symbols in Victorian Literature**// (Great Books: The Scarlet Letter) Discovery Channel School, [|ETV Streamline]