Universal Contextual
In A Little Princess, Frances
Hodgson Burnett uses hot buns
as a symbol for the connection
between the main character and
a poor street child
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
uses a mockingbird as a symbol
for innocence.
In "The Water of Life," the Brothers
Grimm use water as a symbol
for life.
In "The Nightingale and the Rose,
Oscar Wilde uses a red rose
as a symbol for love.

Match the author with the description a. ernest hemingway b. john steinbeck c. robert frost d. langston hughes (1) summers spent in pacific grove, california influenced the symbolism in his literature (2) his poetry includes simple, direct language. many are dramatic monologues written in free verse are about life on new england farms (3) the mood and tone of his literature is largely shaped by his experience as a soldier in world war 1 (4) his poetry and short stories include dialect and colloquialisms which gives his primarily african american characters distinctive voices