https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s Why is symbolism used in literature? Explain your reasoning. en-us 2018-01-05 16:44:36 UTC 2025-12-13 15:22:05 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220736072 In literature symbolism is used for many things. One main reason is symbolism is used to give something a meaning other than the obvious. I could also be used to emphasize key ideas in a text.]]> 2018-01-11 18:48:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220736072 https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220736169 Symbolism is used in literature because it is used to provide more meaning to the writing beyond what is already written.]]> 2018-01-11 18:48:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220736169 https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220736272 Symbolism is used in literature for many reasons. One of these reasons, is to set a mood. Weather it’s something that makes the main character happy, or something with a deep solemn back story. A second reason is to hint at upcoming events. One example of this is that maybe the author could use something like a black crow to hint that something bad is going to happen.]]> 2018-01-11 18:48:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220736272 https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220736299 Symbolism is used to in liturture to make the story more exiting. And it makes up characters personality’s.]]> 2018-01-11 18:48:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220736299 sg502100 https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220736869 Symbolism is used on literature, in order to represent a suggestion, such as a certain mood or emotion. Symbolism is also used to represent an abstract idea.]]> 2018-01-11 18:49:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220736869 https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220736989 Symbolism is used in literature to give more meaning on what is actually written. Like a book can mean better reading skills, or, it can mean taking you to a different world until the book is over. It is more like a deeper meaning than more meaning.]]> 2018-01-11 18:50:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220736989 https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220737003 Symbolism is used in literature to deepen the meaning of the writing ]]> 2018-01-11 18:50:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220737003 https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220737184 Symbolism is used in literature because it is used to provides more meaning to the writing beyond what is write!!!Symobolism also creates a deeper meaning of the writing.

]]> 2018-01-11 18:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220737184 https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220737315 Symbolism is used in literature because when an author wants to suggest a certain mood or emotion, s/he can use symbolism to hint it instead then directly saying.]]> 2018-01-11 18:50:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220737315 https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220737430 symbolism is used in literature because it can give the reader a bigger understanding or more meaning to the writing and beyond of what is actually being written . This is how symbolism is used in literature.]]> 2018-01-11 18:50:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220737430 https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220737546 Symbolism is used in literature because it is used to make a more deeper meaning to the story and also to the object.]]> 2018-01-11 18:51:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220737546 https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220737556 Symbolism is used in literature 
Because its suppose to represent a 
Idea or an abstract idea]]> 2018-01-11 18:51:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220737556 https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220737657 Symbolism is used in literature so the author can say something important with out saying it directly. It can tell you something that might appear in the text later. It gives it a meaning. They also use symbolism to show a mood.]]> 2018-01-11 18:51:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220737657 https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220737853 Symbolism is used in literature to add depth to the story,For Example Lets say an apple is a symbol,it would mean more than what meets the eye, And in order to find the meaning of the apple,you must dig deeper in the text.]]> 2018-01-11 18:51:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220737853 https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220737968 Symbolism is used in literature by showing a certain object, and giving it a big concept as the book goes by, giving it an effect to the main plot of the story.]]> 2018-01-11 18:51:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220737968 https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220739789 Sorry I was in the bathroom]]> 2018-01-11 18:55:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220739789 https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220739796   -Matthew D]]> 2018-01-11 18:55:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220739796 https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220740623 2018-01-11 18:57:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jillwalters1/t054gy3opd3s/wish/220740623