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A symbol is a device in literature that has a hidden meaning beyond the surface. An example of an oft-used symbol is the phrase, "a new dawn," which does not refer to an actual new day, but usually to a fresh start.
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∙ 12y agosymbol (sim-bol): a symbol is a word or object that stands for another word or object. The object or word can be seen with the eye or not visible. For example a dove stands for Peace. The dove can be seen and peace cannot. The word is from the Greek word symbolom. All language is symbolizing one thing or another. However when we read the book of Genesis it talked about a few symbols. In the story of Adam and Eve when Eve ate the apple, the apple stood for sin. Another reading Cain and Able. The two brothers stood for good and evil, humility and pride. Cain pulled Able to the fields and killed him. In this it is a hidden symbol. It is showing that Cain stands for the bad and Ablestands for the good. See The Encyclopedia of Literature and A Handbook to Literature. Misty Tarlton, Student, University of North Carolina at Pembroke
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∙ 12y agoSymbolism
Movement in art and literature in the late 19th century that rejected realism and tried to express abstract or ideas through the use of symbolic images
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∙ 8y agoA symbol is something that stands for something else that the writer wants to say. Symbolism is often used in literature to convey deeper meanings and morals of the story.
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What is a plot character symbol or idea that recurs in the literature or mythology of many different cultures called?
an archetype
What symbol is used to represent birth?
Birth, like death, is a common and frequent symbol used in literature. Symbols for birth can include water, waking, and recovering from injury or conflict. Symbolic births typically follow symbolic death in a story.
What is literature in English and English in literature?
Literature in English is the writing written in English, but English in literature is the overall English literature that there is in the general category of "literature."
What is the difference of local literature to a foreign literature?
Local literature is from the region the reader is, and foreign literature is from another region. If one is living in the United States, literature from the U.S. would be local, and literature from say the Philippines.
What is indigenous literature?
the literature of native people are called indegenous literature
What is symbol is literature?
A dominate symbol in literature is a symbol that is strogly shown through out the eice of literature. such as the conch shell in Lord of the Flies or water in the lay, "eemy of the people"
What is symbol in literature?
A dominate symbol in literature is a symbol that is strogly shown through out the eice of literature. such as the conch shell in Lord of the Flies or water in the lay, "eemy of the people"
What is a statics symbol?
A static symbol is a literature symbol that represents something not changing over the course of time.
As used in literature a symbol is?
A. the feeling of anticipation a writer creates
What is the meaning of rain in literature?
In lit prior to WWI it was a symbol for fertility and life, after WWI though it became a symbol for sadness, depression and death.
What is imagery in literature?
It can be used as a symbol of purification, washing away guilt or sin. It can also be used as a symbol for the origin of life or for birth/regeneration.
What are symbols in literature?
A non-conventional symbol is a symbol that does not acquire meaning until it is used in the story.
What has the author Barbara Fisher written?
Barbara Fisher has written: 'Jolly Molly Molar' 'Streams IV' 'Davy, Davy Dumpling' 'Breathing Room' 'The house as a symbol' -- subject(s): East and West in literature, Symbolism, Turkey in literature, Dwellings in literature, Symbolism in literature, Home in literature
What has the author Nancy Duvall Hargrove written?
Nancy Duvall Hargrove has written: 'Landscape as symbol in the poetry of T. S. Eliot' -- subject(s): Symbolism, Landscape in literature, Symbolism in literature, Setting (Literature), Settings
What is an example of a symbol in litereture?
symbol is something like demonstrated but not saying. For example, if your roman ends very bad,everybody die, but in the end you read about sunrise you could be sure this is a symbol of life continuing. Weather or nature very often are the symbols of characters' mood, behavior and so on. Don't confuse symbols in literature with symbolism in literature.
What is a plot character symbol or idea that recurs in the literature or mythology of many different cultures called?
an archetype
What is a public symbol?
A public symbol in literature is one that holds a commonly known meaning. For example, a raven/crow is associated with death. A rainbow is associated with hope and promise, etc.
