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- Feb. 9 (1 of 3 ) symbols vs. signs
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Last week you were asked to look for literary devices, figurative language like metaphors, similes, and alliteration partly in an attempt to bring out awareness for the great writing in Nabokov’s book. He first wrote it in Russian, his native language, then wrote it in English, and he is a master of the English language.
One of the attributes of his book is its avoidance of profane language despite its adult subject matter. The author does, however, create lots of innuendo by using tame words for body parts, like “My life was handled by little Lo in an energetic, matter-of-fact manner as if it were an insensate gadget unconnected with me,” and “pentapod monster,” and “We must remember that a pistol is the Freudian symbol of the Ur-father’s central forelimb.”
Please answer the following:
a) What is the difference between a sign and a symbol?
b) Please list some symbols we use for traits like bravery or sloppiness; for whole countries; for religions, for emotions or feelings, and for body parts. We are not merely talking about words (as in books), but about things that represent other things, like a heart being a symbol of love.
Please complete this simple assignment before our Feb. 9 class.
a) The difference between a sign and a symbol is that a sign just shows you the information needed to know for example a stop “sign” is just indicating for you to stop. A symbol is a is like a sign but less straightforward for a symbol you need knowledge of Something to understand it.
b) bravery: Knight(sign), Sword(symbol)
Sloppiness: Trash(sign), person with a dirty shirt(symbol)
Countries: USA(sign), Maple syrup(symbol)
Religion: Islam(sign), Quran(symbol)
Emotions:Laughter(sign),stopping the ground(symbol)
body part: Hand(sign),Gloves(symbol)
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