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: Adding a double-meaning to a phrase/sentence by "layering" our writing with meanings "He traveled all his life to grasp the light, and he did." The light can be interpreted as something
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: How do you add symbolic meaning in a graphic novel/comics? When writing a written work that includes images, what are the techniques used to add symbolism/symbolic/allegorical meaning to a work?
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: How do we create our own symbolisms? In the Bible, the apple is a symbol for knowledge, immortality, temptation, the fall of man and sin. The book itself gave the apple a symbolic meaning.
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: How do we write a movie script with a view towards establishing all of the visual symbolisms and how they should be interpreted? How do we write a movie script with a view towards establishing
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: Changing the meaning of well-established symbols Can we change the meaning of a well established symbol and use the newly defined symbol in our writing? If so how do we go about doing so?
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: Symbolism of 18 Journeyers In my story, 12 year old Ruth has visions from another place and time which lead her to gather a group of kids for a quest. She is told there will be 18 kids,
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: How to cue in our readers that we are using an uncommon symbolism? We all know some common symbolism: For instance, red stands for anger, blood, and violence. The cross stands for martyrdom
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: Sometimes a banana is just a banana Often reading analyses of books and films, I find that the analytics derive conclusions from the specific food or beverage that a character consumes. The
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: Monsters of psychological horror According to Wikipedia, psychological horror is Psychological horror is a subgenre of horror and psychological fiction that relies on mental, emotional and psychological
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: Can we have 2 parallel allegories inside a story? I have heard there can be an allegory inside another allegory (mise en abyme), but what about 2 concurrent allegories (at the same time) and
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: How can I add more depth to my poem? I used to write poems. I was in 4th grade, so I just wrote for fun. They didn't have any figurative language or symbols. My only goal was to make
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: Symbolism of number of crows? After having read a few books with themes of witchcraft in them (ie. Terry Pratchett's Carpe Jugulum), I have come to want to use some of the symbolism found
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: Does symbolism have only one level of depth? When I use symbolism, I think of replacing something concrete with an abstract idea, but can you use these abstract ideas and then tell a story
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: How do I write different factions with ideologies, philosophies, and symbolism? This may sound like a complex question, so let me explain what I mean. I'm inspired by Harry Potter, Avatar The
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: Using symbols to refer to mythological figures Is this something you would recommend. I went to Wikipedia and ended up on this page about the Goddess of the Dawn, Eos And one of the symbols
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: Is there such a thing as a "cinematographic metaphor" in novels? What I mean by "cinematographic metaphor" is that, instead of expressing metaphors using words, you use images that are imprinted
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: Giving a character a name that is based on his storyline I'm trying to find an appropriate name for my main character. I want his name to reflect his personality and symbolize certain aspects
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: What kind of effect can the name of a place or character have on a reader? My question is rather simple. In fact, it's in the title and requires almost no explanation. We can see throughout
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: What are some ways of adding deeper meanings to writing? I'm working on a book right now, and I want to add something that the reader really has to search for, such as symbolism or motifs.
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: Why is having too many symbols a bad idea? I'm writing a speech on using symbols, and I've just made the statement that you should generally stick with one, maybe two, symbols that span the
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: Using a town to symbolize/represent a character within a story (fiction)? I'm not sure if this has been done before. In my story, the main character's wife takes the form of a town. The town
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: How to avoid getting confused while adding symbols within symbols (novel writing)? For instance, I'm writing a novel where the main character is wandering in a city which represents his wife
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