1. THEME Mr. Rees’s ninth grade English class

2. THEME  the main subject that is being discussed or described in a piece of writing, a movie, etc.

3. SYMBOLS Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible.

4. EXAMPLES OF SYMBOLISM  Water as baptism, rebirth  Sunrise as a new beginning  A dove as peace

5. METAPHORS  a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance  Metaphors are not symbols  Similes- a kind of metaphor

6. AUTHOR’S INTENT  Themes and metaphors form a pattern  take in context with plot  Look at the author

7. CONCLUSION  Literature has a message from the author called theme. Symbols and metaphors are used to show this message.

8. CITATIONS  http://geminiindustries.com/media/catalog/product/cache/2/image/265x/5e06319eda0 6f020e43594a9c230972d/k/t/kt3497-stop-sign---graphic.png http://geminiindustries.com/media/catalog/product/cache/2/image/265x/5e06319eda0 6f020e43594a9c230972d/k/t/kt3497-stop-sign---graphic.png  http://blog.highwaterfilters.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/radiation.png http://blog.highwaterfilters.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/radiation.png  http://www.wallchan.com/images/sandbox/18505-batman-symbol.png  http://www.thefreedictionary.com/symbol http://www.thefreedictionary.com/symbol  dictionary.reference.com/browse/metaphor ‎  http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theme