Definition
A word or sentence that stands for something else that can be related to.
Example
The Sick RoseO Rose, thou art sick.The invisible wormThat flies in the nightIn the howling storm
Has found out thy bedOf crimson joy,And his dark secret loveDoes thy life destroy.
Signifigance
Symbols allow poets to give meaning to other things that might not fit in the poem but must be used. Also symbols can stand for anything the poets chooses but it should fit in context to the entire poem.
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