Questions 3&4 O.M.A.T.S.

Why didn't the old man try to catch the Male marlin after he had jumped to see where the Female had gone?

Why do you think the old man doesn't try to save the tuna meat for later in case of emergency?

Universal Theme

MEANING: A message or moral that anyone any where can relate to or understand

EXAMPLE: Respect your elders, Learn from the past.

Symbol

MEANING: An object that represents another object or idea.

EXAMPLE: Doves represent peace, Colours, like red denoting stop and green denoting go.

Purpose

MEANING: Authors reason for writing

EXAMPLE: To Inform, To Persuade.

Point Of View

MEANING: The authors stance on an issue

EXAMPLE: For/Against In the Article 2028 vision the other tells readers he feels we should put money into tracking the Asteroids.

Imagery

MEANING: Language that appeals to the 5 senses.

EXAMPLE: The breeze blew through the trees and you could hear the rustling of the leaves crackling of branches and the faint whispers on the wind.

Connotation

MEANING: Opposite of Denotation A Feeling Associated with a word.

EXAMPLE: Enemy, Contender, Friend.

Allegory

Allegory is a figurative mode of representation conveying a meaning other than the literal.

EXAMPLE:

The old Man Represents The Bus Driver

The Boat is the in action of the transportation department

The Sea is the temperature or the thing that were up against

The Marlin is the big thing that the bus driver is trying to catch or fix

The Lil boy is the people trying to help the bus driver succeed.

Questions 1&2 O.M.A.T.S.

Do you Think There Might Be An Underlying Meaning To How The Old Man And The Boy Discuss Baseball?

Why Is The Old Man So Confident That After So Many Days Of Not Catching Fish That Soon He Will Catch Many, Many Fish?