Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Visual vs Symbolic Language


 


Description
There is a man standing with his back to the camera facing the United States flag.  The man is wearing a U.S. military uniform.  He has a white hat on, black jacket with small red lining and metallic buttons, and blue pants with similar red lining.  The man in the uniform is saluting the flag with right hand while his left hand is resting at his side.  The top left corner of the flag is a blue rectangle with white stars in it.  The bottom left and entire right side of the flag is red and white stripes.  The man seems to be standing in the middle of the flag.

Responses or Feelings
Patriotism, dignified, stately, honor, respect, dignity, allegiance, esteem, loyalty, proud, tribute, “flag-waving”

Symbols
Flag = United States of America
White Stars = 50 states
Red and White Stripes = 13 original colonies
Uniform = distinguished

Compositional Structure
The composition of the uniformed man standing directly in front of the United States flag helps with the feeling of patriotism, respect, and honor.  The size of the flag helps with the feeling of allegiance and dignified.  The man saluting the flag also helps with the feeling of allegiance, as well as the feeling of esteem and loyalty.

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