Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 7 AIL 0624 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Symbolism, as the Anchor Defines It
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The idea
The glossary defines symbolism as the use within a work of an element that has more than a literal meaning, quoting Shakespeare that all the world is a stage. A symbol keeps its literal sense and adds to it, which is what distinguishes it from a metaphor's substitution.
In practice
The literal meaning is kept and exceeded.
Where people slip
A symbol does not replace its object.
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