parables
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Parables. CHARACTERISTICS. VIVID & COLORFUL ILLUSTRATIONS SPECIFIC CONCRETE IMAGES COMMON EVERYDAY EXAMPLES NEW OR UNUSUAL WAYS OF LOOKING AT A COMMON ISSUE. PITHY, GLIB LANGUAGE METAPHORES, ANALOGIES, SIMILIES TRUE TO LIFE…NO DRAGONS OR SANTA CLAUS IMAGES, ETC. MINIMUM OF EMBELLISHMENT. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Parables
CHARACTERISTICS
VIVID & COLORFUL ILLUSTRATIONS
SPECIFIC CONCRETE IMAGES
COMMON EVERYDAY EXAMPLES
NEW OR UNUSUAL WAYS OF LOOKING AT A COMMON ISSUE
PITHY, GLIB LANGUAGE
METAPHORES, ANALOGIES, SIMILIES
TRUE TO LIFE…NO DRAGONS OR SANTA CLAUS IMAGES, ETC.
MINIMUM OF EMBELLISHMENT
MULTIPLE LEVELS OF MEANING
IRONY TO DRIVE A MESSAGE HOME
MEANINGFUL CONTENT, BUT….
…CONTENT IS NEVER AS IMPORTANT AS THE MEANING
SURPRISE ENDING WHICH “KNOCKS THE AUDIENCE FLAT” WITH THE IMPACT OF THE MESSAGE
The Assignment (due tomorrow)
Read your assigned parable Describe its meaning Which characteristics does your parable
contain? Typed Due tomorrow 25 points
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