Select one symbolic element from Cao Xueqin's The Story of the Stone. And do the following: Identify its denotative meaning.Identify as many connotative meanings as you can come up with.

Symbolism

Select one symbolic element (your choice) from Cao Xueqin’s The Story of the Stone. And do the following:

• Identify its denotative meaning.

• Identify as many connotative meanings as you can come up with.

• Explain how usage has created the connotative meanings (give its context).

• Discuss its symbolic significance to the story (i.e., what did it add to the possible meaning of the story)

• Include a statement that identifies whether the symbol is traditional, conventional, or literary.

The purpose of the assignment is to show that you thoroughly understand symbolism and the terminology we covered in this module.

Select one symbolic element from Cao Xueqin’s The Story of the Stone. And do the following: Identify its denotative meaning.Identify as many connotative meanings as you can come up with.