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Symbolism
Latin Symbolum Symbolus“sign of reorganization”
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Definition: Symbolism means the use of one object or action to
represent some thing else. Or the term symbolism means the systematic use of symbols or pictorial conventions to express an allegorical meaning.
Origin: in France in 19th century
Officially started in 1886 by Jean Moreas when he wrote a book “Manifesto Of symbolist Poetry”
Influence of Symbolism Literature
Example “ The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorn )
The Lord of the Flies by William Golding Art (W. B Yeats and T.S Eliot) Poetry (W. B Yeats and T.S Eliot)
Symbols
An ordinary object, events, animals, colour and person which as special meaning and significance.
Colours Red can symbolize blood, passion, danger, or immoral character
Blue represents peacefulness and calm
WhiteBlack is the symbol of death sadness and evil.
Yellow stands for violence and decay
stands for life and purity
Person Quid-e-Azam
Allama Mohmmad Iqball
Albert Einstein
Animal
Loin
Dove
Snake
Objects Flag
Skull
Traffic Signs
Style of Symbolists writers
1) Allegory2) Musicality 3)Ambiguity 4) Stress on inward feelings