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