Work through the list without notes. If you cannot do a statement, follow the link, then come back. Guide = study guide; Practice = practice questions.
Understanding
- I can explain that a setting may become symbolic when it is associated with emotions, ideologies or beliefs. (Guide: “Image, motif and symbolic setting”; Practice Question 3)
- I can explain that some settings have developed near-universal associations, and why a text still needs to be read for its own use. (Guide: “Image, motif and symbolic setting”; Practice Question 5)
- I can define an image and say what imagery does. (Guide: “What images do”; Practice Question 2)
- I can define a motif as a pattern of recurring objects or images that emphasises a significant idea. (Guide: “From image to motif”; Practice Question 1)
Skills
- I can use the five-step method to build a motif from scattered images. (Guide: Worked example 1; Practice Questions 1 and 8)
- I can identify signals that a setting is symbolic. (Guide: Worked example 2; Practice Questions 3 and 4)
- I can explain the function of sensory images (mood, making ideas concrete, characterising, linking). (Guide: “What images do”; Practice Question 7)
- I can trace how a motif changes across a story and say what the change shows. (Guide: Worked example 1; Practice Question 8)
Reasoning
- I can strengthen a claim about a symbol by adding evidence from the text, not only a traditional association. (Guide: “Common misconceptions”; Practice Question 5)
- I can explain how a name and an image can work together as a symbol. (Guide: Young Goodman Brown example; Practice Question 6)
- I can use a public-domain story, such as The Fall of the House of Usher, to show how a setting becomes symbolic. (Guide: “Public-domain examples to learn from”; Practice Questions 4 and 9)
All ticked? Move on to the Topic 7.6 study guide, Simile and Personification in Fiction.