Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from Invisible Cities

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Kublai Khan's Garden - The traveler uses this place to provide a point of origin for the stories told so that the listener can visualize the cities from the perspective of sitting in a beautiful setting on a nice evening.

The City of Venice - All of the tales told by the traveler are filtered through this place and its inhabitants.

The Stone Bridge - At the end of Chapter 5, Polo has an architectural discussion about this object with Khan.

Khan's Chessboard - This object is used to facilitate one of the...
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