Literary Symbolism

The American Novel, Elements of the Novel, Symbols
Literary symbolism combines the literal and the abstract. Some symbols are generic, such as the color red representing love, and flowers representing mortality. Other symbols, such as The Valley of Ashes in THE GREAT GATSBY, are specific to individual novels.
www.pbs.org/wnet/americannovel/elements/symbols.html

Atlas Shrugged: Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. The Importance of the Mind, The Evils of Collectivism, The Need to Integrate Mind and Body, Motifs, Motive Power, Bridges, The Sign of the Dollar, The Bracelet, Atlas.
www.sparknotes.com/lit/atlasshrugged/themes.html

Figurative Language
The Poetics of Robert Frost.
www.frostfriends.org/figurative.html

Glossary of Literary Terms A through E
The Meyer Literature Site.
www.bedfordstmartins.com/literature/bedlit/glossary_a.htm

Literary Elements
"Structure" includes all the elements in a story. The final objective is to see the story as a whole and to become aware of how the parts are put together to produce a unified effect.
www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm

Proofreader's and Editor's Symbols
A professional proofreader puts a mark (usually a line or caret) in the line and writes the correction in the margin.
www.colorado.edu/Publications/styleguide/symbols.html

Symbols in The Awakening
The Awakening is a novel full of symbolism; within each narrative segment there is often a central and powerful symbol that serves to add meaning to the text and to underline some subtle point Chopin is making.
www.vcu.edu/engweb/eng384/symbols.htm

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