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Gujarat Board · Class 7 · English
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3 Concept Maps
Exploring Symbols – Chapter Overview
The map in words
- Exploring Symbols
- What is a Symbol
- Represents something else
- Word or object or colour
- Examples from daily life
- National Flag
- Pen Name
- Animals
- Tagore Poem
- Where the Mind Is Without Fear
- Addressed to God
- Key Symbols
- Stream means Reason
- Desert Sand means Dead Habit
- Heaven means Freedom
- Adjectives in Poem
- narrow
- clear
- dreary
- tireless
- Literal vs Symbolic
- Literal means Exact Meaning
- Symbolic means Deeper Meaning
- Example
- I am dead tired
- The Fox and Rabbit
- Fable with Moral
- Fox means Over Confidence
- Rabbit means Practicality
- Hunters mean Sudden Crisis
- Moral
- One good plan beats many
- Akbar and Birbal
- Dream Interpretation
- Astrologers were Negative
- Birbal was Positive
- Same symbol different meaning
- National Symbols of India
- Peacock
- Tiger
- Lotus
- Ashoka Chakra
- What is a Symbol
Understanding Symbols - Complete Concept Map
The map in words
- SYMBOLS
- What Symbols Are
- Represent something else
- Word, image, object
- Color, animal, person
- Stand for ideas
- Where Symbols Are Found
- Poetry and poems
- Stories and fables
- National culture
- Dreams and beliefs
- Personal expressions
- Types of Symbols
- Animal symbols
- Fox = cleverness
- Rabbit = quick thinking
- Lion = royalty
- Color symbols
- Green = fertility
- White = purity
- Object symbols
- Mirror = truth
- Door = opportunity
- Animal symbols
- How to Interpret
- Think deeply
- Consider context
- Ask why chosen
- Think of feelings
- Multiple meanings okay
- Examples in Chapter
- Tagore's stream of reason
- Fox and Rabbit story
- Emperor Akbar's dream
- India's national symbols
- Personal pen names
- What Symbols Are
Chapter Overview – Exploring Symbols
The map in words
- Exploring Symbols
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Born 1861 Calcutta
- Nobel Prize 1913
- Pen Name Bhanu Simha
- Means Sun Lion
- Where the Mind Is Without Fear
- Prayer to God
- Dream for Free India
- Symbol Stream of Reason
- Symbol Desert of Dead Habit
- Literary Devices
- Anaphora
- Metaphor
- Adjectives
- What is a Symbol
- Represents something else
- Literal vs Symbolic
- Symbols in poetry
- Symbols in stories
- National Symbols of India
- Peacock
- Tiger
- Banyan Tree
- Mango
- Lotus
- Indian Flag
- The Fox and the Rabbit
- Fox Over-thinker
- Rabbit Decisive
- Hunters Challenges
- Moral Act quickly
- Akbar and Birbal
- Same dream
- Two interpretations
- Astrologers negative
- Birbal positive
- Lesson Expression matters
- Rabindranath Tagore
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What are the important topics in Exploring Symbols for Gujarat Board Class 7 English?
Key topics in Exploring Symbols include About Rabindranath Tagore, The Poem – Where the Mind Is Without Fear, Understanding Symbols, The Fox and the Rabbit – A Symbolic Fable. Study these first, then practise questions on each for Class 7 exams.
What do the concept maps for Exploring Symbols show?
The 3 maps show how the ideas in Exploring Symbols connect: Exploring Symbols – Chapter Overview; Understanding Symbols - Complete Concept Map. Each map is also written out as an outline on this page.
How should I revise Exploring Symbols for Class 7 exams?
Learn the core ideas first, then work through the 43 practice questions on Exploring Symbols. Revise definitions regularly and use flashcards for quick recall before the exam.
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