symbolism
Example Sentences
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Dante Alighieri's Inferno may contain more than religious symbolism and poetic imagination.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
They reveal how modern political movements increasingly rely not just on policy or ideology, but on mythology, symbolism and carefully constructed visual identity.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
Sidenfaden said too many county policies prioritize symbolism over results.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
That makes pronatalism look less like symbolism and more like the early architecture of a policy-backed consumer ecosystem.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
A five-hundred-word essay on symbolism, how to find hidden meanings in Hawthorne.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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Vocabulary lists containing symbolism
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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Poetry: Literary Devices
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 3
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