9670927602 | East | Land of birth or rebirth; renewal, youth, feasting, song and love (The sun rises in the east.) | 0 | |
9670927603 | West | Land of evening, old age, and descending passage of the sun (The sun sets in the west.) | 1 | |
9670927604 | South | Hand of fire, representing warmth and comfort | 2 | |
9670927605 | North | Coldness, alienation, hostility, and death | 3 | |
9670927606 | Spring | Birth or rebirth | 4 | |
9670927607 | Summer | Youth or "eternal youth" as acknowledged in Shakespeare's sonnet #18 | 5 | |
9670927608 | Fall | Adulthood and maturation | 6 | |
9670927609 | Winter | Old age, death, the end of life. Exception: The seasonal celebration of Christmas and the New Year represent rebirth and positive change | 7 | |
9670927610 | Snow | Can be a symbol of winter, freezing, death; can also be a symbol of purity, whiteness, or innocence | 8 | |
9670927611 | Fog | Prevents clear vision and thinking; represents isolation | 9 | |
9670927612 | Rain | Sadness, despair, or new life (rebirth) | 10 | |
9670927613 | Wind and Storms | Violent human emotions, destruction, chaos | 11 | |
9670927614 | Lightning | Can be either life-giving or death-dealing, so it is a sign of power and strength (Harry Potter) | 12 | |
9670927615 | Rainbows | Divine promise, peace between heaven and earth | 13 | |
9670927616 | Thunder | The voice of God or the gods | 14 | |
9670927617 | Red | Immortality, blood, passion, romance, deep emotion, danger, daring, or sin | 15 | |
9670927618 | Black | Death, ignorance, or evil | 16 | |
9670927619 | Blue | Relaxation, peacefulness, calmness or depression, sadness | 17 | |
9670927620 | White | Innocence, life, light, purity, or enlightenment | 18 | |
9670927621 | Silver | Subtle strength, awareness | 19 | |
9670927622 | Green | Inexperience, hope, new life, immaturity, greed | 20 | |
9670927623 | Yellow | Rotting, heat, decay, violence, cowardice, old age (approaching death) | 21 | |
9670927624 | Pink | Innocence, femininity | 22 | |
9670927625 | Purple | Royalty, creativity, bruising or pain | 23 | |
9670927626 | Brown | Humility and poverty | 24 | |
9670927627 | Orange | Divine love or extreme lust | 25 | |
9670927628 | Violet | Temperance and clarity of mind | 26 | |
9671072635 | Cross | Christianity, Jesus Christ, Sacrifice | 27 | |
9671076652 | Water | Rebirth, Renewal, Cleansing, Baptism, Purification | 28 | |
9671082922 | Apple | Temptation, Knowledge, "The Fall," Original Sin | 29 | |
9671098661 | Bread | Fecundity, Miracles, Sustenance, Communion | 30 | |
9671131397 | Cave | Darkness, Heart, The Inner Self, Ignorance or lack of awareness (unaware of outside world), The Womb | 31 | |
9671148392 | Blindness | Not Seeing the Truth, Metaphorical Blindness | 32 | |
9671159500 | Fire | Passion, Light, Warmth, Hell, The Egyptian Myth of the Phoenix | 33 | |
9671159501 | Flood | Noah's Arc, God's Punishment, Rebirth | 34 | |
9671161387 | Dove | Noah's Arc, Peace, Rebirth | 35 | |
9671191152 | Crow, Raven | Blackness, Night, Death, Bad Omen | 36 | |
9671195162 | Snake | Temptation, Evil, Satan, The Story of Adam and Eve | 37 | |
9671199685 | Milk | Innocence, Purity, Infancy, Motherhood | 38 | |
9671267314 | Sun | Warmth, Life-Giving, Light, Truth | 39 | |
9671269170 | Moon | Change | 40 | |
9671270628 | North Star | Allusion to Jesus' Birth, Guidance, Destiny | 41 | |
9673342492 | Chains | Slavery, Prison, Bondage | 42 | |
9673353465 | Shadow | The Invisible or Metaphorical Self, The Evil or Darkness Within Us, The Alter-Ego (psychology) | 43 | |
9673809405 | Blood | Life, Passion | 44 | |
9673818236 | Wine | Blood, Communion, Drunkenness | 45 | |
9673839415 | Owl | Wisdom, Night | 46 | |
9673880763 | The Forest or Woods | Mystery, Danger, Adventure, Darkness | 47 |
JCS G11 AP Literature Symbolism Review Flashcards
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