A Brief Introduction to Symbolism

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A Brief Introduction to Symbolism Nothing is ever what it seems.

Symbols A symbol is a person, place, thing, or event that stands both for itself and for an idea, emotion, or philosophy. Symbols may be: Personal Public Literary

Personal Symbols Personal symbols have special meaning for an individual. What are some of your personal symbols?

Public Symbols Public symbols are widely recognized throughout a culture and sometimes even universally. Can you think of any Public Symbols?

Can you think of any Literary Symbols? Literary symbols are created when writers assign a special, symbolic meaning to a person, place, thing or event. They appear in works of fiction, poetry, and drama. Can you think of any Literary Symbols?

More Literary Symbols

What to Know About Symbols To make a symbol in literature authors can: make use of well-known (public) symbols create their own symbols (take a personal symbol and explain) combine elements of both public and literary symbols. Example:

What to Know About Symbols Are concrete or visual Often reappear throughout the work Are literary elements and stand for something essentially different from themselves Relate to the work’s theme Common Personal, Public, and Literary Symbols are: Animals Plants Elements (wind, water, fire) Colors Numbers