Symbolic essays, essays about symbols

INTRODUCTION Topical essays, a "style of writing" (let's put it that way), have been constantly changing since the day they were born. Due to the great openness of the topic range, the question types of topic composition are becoming more and more rich and mature, such as relational, allegorical, speculative, abstract, deductive, combined, etc., which makes the white garden of composition teaching full of vitality and vitality.

Recently, a new type of topic has quietly appeared around us, which has attracted the attention of Chinese teachers and students, and that is symbolic topic composition.

This type of question is usually designed to first explain a certain thing or phenomenon in life, and then point out that this thing (or phenomenon) also exists in other aspects of life, and ask the writer to write an essay on this topic. It is characterized by the fact that the objects (or phenomena) involved in the topic have transcended their own textual meaning and have a certain symbolic meaning. This requires the writer to be able to see the meaning of "other" from "this" (or phenomenon), see its symbolic meaning through its appearance, and then extend from "individual" things to "common" things, and from one phenomenon to a universal phenomenon.

This kind of topic has increased the difficulty in reviewing the topic, and the writer must first read the "material", grasp the key words and sentences of the topic, figure out what the things (things) symbolize in the topic, clarify the direction of the topic, and determine the direction of thinking, so that it is not easy to deviate from the topic. Take a look at the highlights below

Presentation Read the text below and write an essay according to the requirements.

Common sense tells us that watermelons are always round, what would be the reaction if we saw a square watermelon one day? Doubt that the watermelon is real, or doubt your own eyes? There is no doubt that it is indeed a real watermelon – Japanese farmers have reportedly grown square watermelons as early as the last century.

We encounter similar situations in other areas of our lives, where existence constantly changes our view of the world. Please write an essay on the topic of "watermelons in life".

Note] The content must be within the scope of the topic. It's up to you. Stylistic choice. The topic is self-proposed. No less than 800 words. No plagiarism.

Solution: This is the December 2005 Rugao City High School junior "one model" essay question. The author is the leader of the composition scoring team in Rugao City, and has the opportunity to read the answer sheets of nearly 10,000 candidates in the city. It is regrettable and worrying that a considerable number of candidates have problems in their examination questions, such as "we must pay attention to honing ourselves", "we must have self-confidence", "life needs imagination", "be sleek and square", "life cannot be without love", "we must be good at doubting" and other inexplicable views.

The main reason for digression is that candidates can't read the material and don't know what to say about the topic. It is understood that in the previous topic training of many schools, this kind of symbolic topic was almost not involved, and it was difficult for candidates to grasp the characteristics of such topics. It seems that it is necessary for us to carry out intensive training for this new type of question.

The following is a superficial view on the examination of this topic for the reference of language colleagues and candidates.

1. Grasp the key sentence and clarify the symbolic meaning of the title.

Gorky's "Petrel" is symbolic.

Grass, although ordinary and small, has perseverance and vitality; Although it is not beautiful, it has an extremely vigorous vitality; All this is the power of the desire for life! Grass, no matter lightning strikes, no matter the wind and rain, no matter the cold and heat, it is not afraid. All this is the power of faith, Xiaocao longs for life, longs for survival, so he stands up again!

I strolled along the path, looking at the green grass beside the roadside, and fell into a deep ......

Perhaps, there are many people who regard Xiaocao as a symbol of weakness and incompetence, believing that their short bodies cannot withstand a little wind and rain. However, I don't think so, because in my eyes, the grass is so tenacious, so full of vitality, and the most important thing is their own vitality and spirit!

As soon as spring arrives, the grass opens its hazy eyes and rushes to break through the soil to share the joy and warmth brought by the spring girl with people. They are scattered all over the land, laying a green carpet for the "mother soil" that raises them......The combination of these thousands of grasses allows people to see the greatness of life.

Of course, the respectability of the grass is not only here, but also a bright spot shining on them - the tenacious and indomitable spirit. Although the grass is not as tall and straight as the towering trees, nor as bright red and beautiful as the flowers, their spirit is enough to overshadow all this, enough to make people re-recognize and marvel at them.

In the storm, the tall and straight trees were uprooted, the colorful flowers were gone, and the grass won the victory with a force more powerful than the force ......of matterWhen the storm passed, the flowers and trees had changed, and only the grass was still standing with its head held high, enjoying the ...... of the sun after the rainIt is precisely because of this that they are worthy of the great poet's sentence "Wildfires cannot be burned, and the spring breeze blows and grows".

I think: in the long journey of life, everyone will encounter ruggedness and ups and downs, as long as we have the spirit of grass, the clouds of despair will eventually be dispelled, and the flowers of hope will always bloom. I will never forget the newborn grass, let alone my mother's expectant smile!

Small petals, thin and strong branches, a faint pink white, wrapped around the fragrance of the body. It is a flower that blooms proudly in winter, a flower that looks more pure white in the snow, and a flower that cannot be suppressed by snowflakes. Yes, that's plum blossoms.

A flower that stands proudly in the winter snow.

In May, the season of spring and summer. The sun is shining, and the sun is shining. Spring flowers and magnolia flowers have just bloomed, small buds have emerged in the moon season, strings of pink peach blossoms, green grass, all of this, as people say, yes, I also agree, spring is indeed a season of recovery.

She gives people the feeling of tender green, light green, boundless green, and in summer, the green is deeper, it is emerald green, and the green is deeper.

However, winter, the most lifeless of the four seasons, gives people the impression of boundless white, and the snowflakes are overwhelming, sweeping in, and the pines and cypresses, which can only add a little green to this withered winter, are also covered with a thick snow blanket.

The summer flowers are only left with dead branches and leaves. There is no longer the beauty of the past, no more the wealth of the past, no longer the spirit of the past, and their only remaining dwarf branches are also exhausted and panting under the pressure of the snow, and they can only wait sadly for the arrival of death.

And at this time, in the snow all over the sky, in the lament of all things, plum blossoms appeared, standing proudly in this snow. Her tall, thin branches were not affected by the wind and snow in the slightest. Proud snow and frost.

Blooming in the wind and snow, full of pride, standing upright, standing upright, letting the wind and snow blow ......

That's why I love plum blossoms, strong and unyielding. Although the winter is so cold that people are too lazy to go out, the plum blossoms bloom in the wind and snow, and the spirit symbolized by this small flower is far more noble than the colorful roses, moon seasons, and peonies in the summer.

You see that plum blossom, like pure white snow, but after the snowflakes melt, what is left behind is just a puddle of smudge, flashy, very false, and plum blossoms, she is really pure white, sometimes with a little pink, what she leaves behind is the fragrance that seems to be there. Her simplicity and elegance are not beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Look at the plum blossoms standing proudly in the wind and snow, don't you feel her beauty at all? Could it be that in the endless snow, you suddenly see a plum blossom standing in front of you, and you are not infected by her strong and unyielding spirit that is not afraid of frost and frost? Don't you think that she is somewhat similar to the indomitable spirit of the Red Army soldiers?

Didn't you think that this proud snow and frost really symbolized our revolutionary soldiers, their kind of spirit and will quality of being tenacious and unyielding, brave to fight, and longing for the coming of the blizzard?

People praise the peony because of its wealth, praise the lotus, because it is out of the mud and not stained, and I praise the plum blossom because of her strong and unyielding, proud snow and frost spirit, but also symbolizes those who do not bow their heads in the face of difficulties, the more frustrated the more courageous people!