ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Symbolism is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities, by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense. Symbolism can take different forms. Generally, it is an object representing another, to give an entirely different meaning that is much deeper and more significant.

Detailed explanation-2: -Symbolism is the use of words or images to symbolize specific concepts, people, objects, or events.

Detailed explanation-3: -Symbolism is the idea that things represent other things. What we mean by that is that we can look at something-let’s say, the color red-and conclude that it represents not the color red itself but something beyond it: for example, passion, or love, or devotion. Or maybe the opposite: infidelity.

Detailed explanation-4: -A “significant symbol” is anything with a shared meaning to a group of people or collectivity. It may be an object, gesture, sound, color, person, event, or any other thing; its distinctiveness lies in the fact that it means the same thing to most members of a group or collectivity.

Detailed explanation-5: -Symbolism refers to the use of an action, object or name to represent an idea or quality. It’s essentially the act of taking something that’s usually concrete and associating it with a symbol to give it a new or greater significance.