symbolism
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Symbolism is such a deep and dominant part of your work: How do you approach adding your aesthetic to ready-made symbols — like the Olympic rings, the Hollywood sign, the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025
Symbolism around crimes against humanity is controversial everywhere, and debates over Monday’s ceremonies are roiling Suriname and other Caribbean countries.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2022
Symbolism overshadows characterization, or any sense of motive for that matter, nevertheless “Roh” succeeds as a spine-tingling baffler, hitting at nerves we can’t quite articulate but feel all the same.
From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2021
Symbolism aside, there are major differences between the two.
From BBC • Aug. 16, 2021
On every wall hung Historical Portraits so shameless in their Overuse of Symbolism that any first-year art student could have deduced where they were.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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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