Symbol

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Symbol
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In other contexts than literature

• A picture or word stands for a concept
• The flag of the U.S. stands for the nation
• A red light stands for the command stop
• A picture of a dove (say on a Christmas card)
  stands for the concept of peace

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In literature

• A true symbol is a word that indicates some
  object which suggests a range of reference beyond
  itself
• A child upon a cloud
• Baby Jesus
• Innocence
• Sweetness

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Tyger

• Predator
• Power
• Awesomeness
• Strength
• Fierceness

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Rose