30 Symbol Examples

Symbol

The symbol is a literary or rhetorical figure characterized by the use of a word to refer to something else, which is generally not mentioned in the text. For instance: The scale must always be in the middle and never lean to one side. [With "scale" you are referring to justice].

The symbol usually refers to an object that refers to something abstract, spiritual or of the imagination. As it is a figure of speech, it is used for aesthetic purposes. Its objective is for the reader to perceive things, characters and actions in a different way.

Characteristics of the symbol

Symbol examples

1. He felt the rain Stronger and stronger, but deep down he knew it was going to stop someday. [The rain symbolizes sadness].
2. In the Heavens the storm and all animals and men noticed. [The storm refers to an angry god].
3. All the peasants celebrated because the White dove it flew free in the wind. [The white dove symbolizes peace, in this case, the peasants celebrate because the war is over].
4. With the broken heart
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   , the knight returned to the castle. [The broken heart symbolizes the sadness caused by a lack of love].
5. The sky was dyed a color yellow and everyone present felt better. [Yellow symbolizes harmony].
6. The chains were broken and the people were free and happy. [Breaking the chains refers to breaking free].
7. The lord of the inn told him to talk to Pedro, because this man was the owl from town. [The owl symbolizes wisdom].
8. They came back happy and singing as if they had laurels in their heads. [The laurels refer to a victory].
9. It was not a book black really, but everyone knew it as "the black book." [Black symbolizes knowledge].
10. People knew that the spring of a new world. [Spring symbolizes the beginning or the birth of something].
11. The knights were afraid, because the evening she was getting closer little by little. [The night symbolizes danger].
12. When he saw on the calendar that it was Tuesday thirteen, she was startled. [Tuesday the thirteenth symbolizes bad luck].
13. Analía was waiting for the dawn eagerly, because she knew nothing would be like before. [The sunrise symbolizes the change and the new].
14. When she least expected it, suddenly, everything got blue. [Blue symbolizes stability and tranquility].
15. He ran fast like a River, leaving behind her captors. [The river symbolizes speed, but also freedom].
16. He gave her a pink at the dance and she knew what he felt. [The rose symbolizes love].
17. The sailor let the dices decide his fate. [The dice symbolize chance].
18. The change of Red to the Orange, that's what people are looking for. [Red symbolizes anger and orange symbolizes happiness].
19. When he left his house he realized that he was a bird in search of his destiny. [The bird symbolizes freedom].
20. And after so much erring, he began to see life in color green. [Green symbolizes hope].
21. Estela had reached the autumn of his life. [Autumn symbolizes old age].
22. Books are the Sun of people. [The sun symbolizes enlightenment, both with regard to light and knowledge].
23. The spies parted ways because the mission had reached the West. [The west symbolizes the end of something].
24. The king was saddened, because he realized that the sunset of her power. [The sunset symbolizes the fall or the end of something].
25. No villager trusted him, because she was a snake. [The snake symbolizes that someone is a liar].
26. Eugenia, dressed in Brown color, went into the post office. [The brown color symbolizes humility].
27. His way of being reminded me of the jasmine of the summer. [Jasmine symbolizes kindness].
28. The blacksmith was frightened when he saw that a black Raven. [The raven symbolizes death].
29. I was walking in the labyrinth of life without knowing which way to go or where to go. [The labyrinth symbolizes disorientation].
30. It had all ended in a withered rose. [The withered rose symbolizes sadness or lack of hope].

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