What are some symbols you encounter in your daily life? How do poets use symbolism in their writing?

In this lesson you will learn how to identify symbols in poems by paying close attention to repeated images.

Let’s Review Symbol = a concrete representation of something abstract Objects which represent ideas/feelings

StopHappinessCommitment

A Common Mistake Objectwhich represents an idea/feeling Peace Bird Dove

Core Lesson I WANDER'D lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. I WANDER'D lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Repeated ideas

Core Lesson I WANDER'D lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. I WANDER'D lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Is the repeated image positive or negative? Positive! Is the repeated image positive or negative? Positive!

Core Lesson What idea might this image suggest? What could it symbolize? The speaker was feeling lonely at first, but because the daffodils are a positive image, they probably represent a change in emotion, a happiness. The sight of the daffodils brings the speaker joy. The speaker was feeling lonely at first, but because the daffodils are a positive image, they probably represent a change in emotion, a happiness. The sight of the daffodils brings the speaker joy.

Core Lesson Circle repeated images. 1 2 Think: Are the images positive or negative? 3 Ask: What idea does the image symbolize?

In this lesson you have learned how to identify symbols in poems by paying close attention to repeated images.

Guided Practice Find a repeated image in “Daffodils” stanza 2. Ask yourself if it is positive or negative. Then, determine what the image symbolizes. STANZA TWO: Continuous as the stars that shine- And twinkle on the Milky Way, They stretch'd in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. STANZA TWO: Continuous as the stars that shine- And twinkle on the Milky Way, They stretch'd in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

Guided Practice Now, ask yourself if it is positive or negative and determine what the image symbolizes. STANZA TWO: Continuous as the stars that shine- And twinkle on the Milky Way, They stretch'd in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. STANZA TWO: Continuous as the stars that shine- And twinkle on the Milky Way, They stretch'd in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

Extension Activities Write a poem using one or more of the following symbols: A ring A bird Footprints A snake

Quick Quiz Identify a symbol in the first stanza of “The Snowstorm” and analyze what idea or feeling the symbol represents.