Grammar Mastery

Directions: Choose the correct word inside the parenthesis

to complete the thought of each sentence. Justify your
answer.

There are two kinds of people in (these, this) world: (these,

those) who want to get things done and those who don’t
(wanted, want) to make mistakes. – John Maxwell
 Vocabulary Building Activity
Idiom:
Not have a leg to stand on
- not have any way of proving that you are right about something
WORDS
• blunder \ˈblən-dər\ (v.) - to move unsteadily or confusedly
Synonym: stumble Antonym: glide
Tagalog translation: sumuray-suray
• mole \ˈmōl \ (n.) - a small burrowing insectivorous mammal with dark velvety fur, a long muzzle, and
very small eyes.
• grope /ɡrōp/ (v.) - to search for something blindly or uncertainly
Synonym: fumble, search
Tagalog translation: kapain
 Figurative Language
Because I could not stop for Death—
He kindly stopped for me—
The Carriage held but just Ourselves—
And Immortality.
Symbolism
Meanings beyond the obvious. A visual symbol or picture
is used to stand for an idea.

Example: dove=peace
In literature, symbolism…
•creates a direct, meaningful link
between…
a specific object, scene, character, or action

and

abstract ideas, values, persons or ways of life.

A river can represent the flow of life…
… or its depth may represent the unknown…
… the water might be purity…
… or there could be dangers beneath the surface.
A walk into a tunnel – or change from day to night –
could show movement from good to evil, or that
something bad is coming…
A storm at a critical moment can represent the
intense emotion and trouble…

And dawn may show the end of conflict, the

“start of a new day.”
 In Poe’s “Telltale Heart,” the sound of the beating heart
represents the man’s guilt…

…a character’s name may tell you something about

them, in “The Lottery” Mr. Graves has authority
over the killing…

… and a character’s appearance can be symbolic – in Cask of

Amontillado, Fortunato wears a fool’s costume – and he is, in
fact, a fool for trusting the narrator.
Read and analyze the
poem carefully then
give the interpretation
of each of the
following symbols:

ROSE
WORM
STORM
NIGHT
BED
Complete the
table by giving
the significance
of each object
and what it
symbolizes in
the allegory of
the cave.