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Remembering: Symbolism
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Remebering: Symbolism
Gabriel Santana Velez
Symbolism:
Start: Definition
is the art or practice of using symbols especially by investing things with a symbolic meaning or by expressing the invisible or intangible by means of visible or sensuous representations: such as
a: artistic imitation or invention that is a method of revealing or suggesting immaterial, ideal, or otherwise intangible truth or states
b: the use of conventional or traditional
From Merriam-Webster Dictionary
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/symbolism
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In other words...
In other words...
SYMBOLISM can be defined as:
Something (objects, person, animals, places, between many others) that's given a meaning/representation to something else, different to it's literal meaning.
An action, person, place, word, or object can all have a symbolic meaning.
For example: a peacock, could be seen symbolizing: royalty, beauty
We will be discusion
only 3 different
categories from many.
What could be a Symbolism?
As mentioned with the example before, animals can be used to represent different symbolism.
Other examples of animals are:
- Horse: Swiftness
- Lion: Power
- Butterfly: Transformation
Animals
Colors
Being in literature or in our daily lives, color can have different symbolic meanings and uses
depending on how it's seen.
The most common color that has a symbolic meaning is the color red, which most of the time it
represent "love".
Some examples...
Examples
Red: love, passion, danger, anger
Blue: intelligence, professional, depression
Yellow: creativity, friendliness
Green: environmental, good luck
Purple: luxury, wisdom, arrogance
Orange: warmth, warning
Brown: dirty, poverty, nature
Black: glamour, security, fear
Grey: pollution, neutrality, blandness
White: purity, light, hope, emotionless
And weather can also present symbolic meanings of emotions, such as:
Rain: symbolizes sadness, misery
Hurricane: symbolizes destruction, power
Spring: symbolizes growth, hope