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Color symbolism in literature

Color symbolism in literature. NOTES. MAKE A 2-COLUMN CHART. FIRST COLUMN = COLOR SECOND COLUMN = SYMBOLIZES. The devil slowly emerged from the bottomless pit with sharp horns and flames for eyes. When you picture the above, what color/s do you see?. RED or black.

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Color symbolism in literature

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  1. Color symbolism in literature

  2. NOTES MAKE A 2-COLUMN CHART. FIRST COLUMN = COLOR SECOND COLUMN = SYMBOLIZES

  3. The devil slowly emerged from the bottomless pit with sharp horns and flames for eyes. • When you picture the above, what color/s do you see?

  4. REDorblack • devil/evil/violence/danger Traditionally as red, red/black, or black in literature. • WHAT ELSE CAN RED SYMBOLIZE?

  5. RED • passion and sensuality

  6. GREENBLUE • As I lay in the lush bed of green grass, I was mesmerized by the wispy white clouds floating through the bright blue sky.

  7. green • peace • tranquility • comfort • hope • new life

  8. BLUE • calm • peacefulness

  9. WHITE • Innocence and purity

  10. YELLOW • a sickly baby who is jaundiced is yellow and a cowardly person is often labeled as yellow

  11. illness • frailty • age

  12. The yellow ray of light beaming through the window.... • The girl, with golden hair and pale eyes....

  13. happiness • light • cheerfulness • hope • new life/new beginnings

  14. brown • The vast land, brown and desolate, reached from one end of the river....

  15. poverty • earth • emptiness • simplicity

  16. orange • The sun was an orange explosion against the evening sky.... Sitting comfortably on the soft sand, tranquility swept over her as her eyes wandered over the calm water.

  17. fiery • lust • energy • balance • warmth • enthusiasm

  18. purple • The imperial robes of Roman Emperors were purple trimmed in metallic gold thread. • The badge of office of a Roman senator was a stripe of purple on their white toga. • Purple was used by the emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire until its final collapse in 1453.

  19. wealth • royalty

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