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Q&A 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 and sacrifice. Common symbols are easy to notice, but what if you decided ...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by repomonster‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:12:57Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/43159
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar repomonster‭ · 2019-12-08T11:12:57Z (almost 5 years ago)
We all know some common symbolism: For instance, red stands for anger, blood, and violence. The cross stands for martyrdom and sacrifice. Common symbols are easy to notice, but what if you decided to use uncommon symbolism, how do you cue in your readers that you are using a symbolism for a meaningful reason? Is there a way to do this subtly? Is there a way to do this at all? What do you think?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-03-08T00:09:24Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 3