The Lady of Shalott
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Look at the Image below. What do you see? What items are odd to place in a boat? Why would "The Lady of Shalott" be written on the prow of the boat?
Read MeRead the text below after listening to the song at the top of the page. While or after you read the text answer the questions located under "Answer These".
Symbolism
This is a poem, song, text and piece of literature. As such it hold key elements of a text, such as symbolism. There are several symbols found in this poem. Can you list them? There are seven that you should know.
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This poem would have be recited by scops and bards using a harp.
Answer These
File in and Answer the questions found in the document below. These questions will help you better understand the story of the Lady of Shalott.
Themes
In the Lady of Shalott there are many different themes and motifs some of these are isolation, man and the natural world, art and culture, the supernatural, and of course love.
Go back and look at the text underline, circle or highlight sections where you see one of these themes. It would be a good idea to use different colors to illiterate the different themes and motifs. After you have completed this I want you to answer some questions about the different themes and motifs. |