Symbol

Symbol: a word or phrase in a poem that usaually has a meaning to it

Ex:
Symbolism is found in colors:

• Black is used to represent death or evil.
• White stands for life and purity.
• Red can symbolize blood, passion, danger, or immoral character.
• Purple is a royal color.
• Yellow stands for violence or decay.
• Blue represents peacefulness and calm. 

Symbols are important in poems because they have the message that the poet wants the readers to understand and without symbols poems wouldn't have any meaning. Also, poems can have symbols can mean more than mean more than one meaning.
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Objects are often used to symbolize something else:

• A chain can symbolize the coming together of two things.
• A ladder can represent the relationship between heaven and earth or ascension.
• A mirror can denote the sun but when it is broken, it can represent an unhappy union or a separation.