ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This device is an object that has deeper meaning beyond its literal sense
A
personification
B
juxtaposition
C
symbol
D
catalogue
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Symbolism is a literary device that uses symbols, be they words, people, marks, locations, or abstract ideas to represent something beyond the literal meaning.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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. A general symbol is universal in its meaning. Even if the symbol were removed from a work of literature, it would still suggest a larger meaning.

Detailed explanation-4: -Literary Devices Allegory Allegory is a symbolic device by which the meaning of a greater, often abstract, concept is conveyed.

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.

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