“The Jade Peony” by Wayson Choy p. 218
A: From page 219, find examples of the following devices:
Imagery: touch
Imagery: sight
Imagery: sound
Imagery: smell
Imagery: taste
Metaphor
Simile
B: SYMBOL
1. Finish the chart below.
2. Then, choose another symbol from the story (Grandma’s hands, the jade peony)
- Brainstorm as you connect the qualities of the symbol (ie. colourful, full of light, heavy, a
mystery, surprise, sudden) to the abstract ideas associated with these qualities.
Physical
characteristics
of the concrete
object that is the
symbol
Symbolic Ideas
(abstract ideas associated with concrete characteristics)
WIND
CHIME
The chimes symbolize LOVE
because…
The chimes symbolize GRANDMA because…
Delicate
Like the delicate glass fragments in the
wind chime, love is also fragile because
…
- Because she is old, the Grandma is fragile and will
die soon, yet her fragility draws the narrator close to
her and he learns that she is actually very strong. The
chimes symbolize Grandma because although they
appear delicate and easily broken, they are longlasting and powerful reminders of her love and her
strong will.
Variety of
colours
Describe how LOVE is comparable to the
varying colours in the wind chimes
Describe how GRANDMA’s characteristics are
comparable to the varying colours in the wind chimes