Imagery and motif by Leonie, Tesse, Sam https://padlet.com/leonietessesam/8av9hacdm4or Gemaakt met standvastigheid en-us 2017-04-09 17:19:13 UTC 2017-04-09 17:25:20 UTC hello@padlet.com Motif leonietessesam https://padlet.com/leonietessesam/8av9hacdm4or/wish/165563839 A motif is an object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work.]]> 2017-04-09 17:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/leonietessesam/8av9hacdm4or/wish/165563839 Imagery leonietessesam https://padlet.com/leonietessesam/8av9hacdm4or/wish/165563894 Imagery means to use figurative language to represent objects, actions and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses.]]> 2017-04-09 17:21:54 UTC https://padlet.com/leonietessesam/8av9hacdm4or/wish/165563894 Examples imagery leonietessesam https://padlet.com/leonietessesam/8av9hacdm4or/wish/165563933
  • It was dark and dim in the forest. – The words “dark” and “dim” are visual images.
  • The children were screaming and shouting in the fields. – “Screaming” and “shouting” appeal to our sense of hearing or auditory sense.
  • He whiffed the aroma of brewed coffee. – “whiff” and “aroma” evoke our sense of smell or olfactory sense.
  • The girl ran her hands on a soft satin fabric. – The idea of “soft” in this example appeals to our sense of touch or tactile sense.
  • The fresh and juicy orange is very cold and sweet. – “ juicy” and “sweet” when associated with oranges have an effect on our sense of taste or gustatory sense
    • ]]>     2017-04-09 17:22:46 UTC https://padlet.com/leonietessesam/8av9hacdm4or/wish/165563933     Function of a motif leonietessesam https://padlet.com/leonietessesam/8av9hacdm4or/wish/165564025 Along with presenting a prevailing theme, writers include several motifs in their literary works as reinforcements. Motifs contribute in developing the major theme of a literary work and help readers to comprehend the underlying messages that writers intend to communicate to them.]]> 2017-04-09 17:24:40 UTC https://padlet.com/leonietessesam/8av9hacdm4or/wish/165564025 Example motif leonietessesam https://padlet.com/leonietessesam/8av9hacdm4or/wish/165564048 The central idea of the co-existence of good and evil in Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mocking Bird” is supported by several motifs. Lee strengthens the atmosphere by a motif of Gothic details i.e. recurrent images of gloomy and haunted settings, supernatural events, full moon etc. Another motif in the narrative is the small town life of Maycomb, which depicts goodness and pleasantness in life.]]> 2017-04-09 17:25:02 UTC https://padlet.com/leonietessesam/8av9hacdm4or/wish/165564048