ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which word means ____ An object, setting, event, animal, or person that on 1 level is itself, but has another meaning.
A
Theme
B
Tone
C
Symbol
D
Plot
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Symbolism. Symbolism refers to the use of an object, figure, event, situation, or other idea in a written work to represent something else-typically a broader message or deeper meaning that differs from its literal meaning.

Detailed explanation-2: -A symbol is anything that hints at something else, usually something abstract, such as an idea or belief. A literary symbol is an object, a person, a situation, or an action that has a literal meaning in a story but suggests or represents other meanings.

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.

Detailed explanation-4: -SYMBOL: a person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself and that also stands for something more than itself. SYNECDOCHE: a figure of speech in which a part represents the whole.

Detailed explanation-5: -pictogram. ideogram. icon. rebus. phonogram. typogram. logo (trade mark)

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