symbolism

simbolismo

Uso de objetos, imágenes o acciones para expresar ideas que van más allá de su significado directo.

En inglés sencillo: The use of objects, pictures, or actions to express ideas beyond their direct meaning.

• The poem uses colour symbolism.
• We discussed the symbolism of the broken clock.
• What does the bird’s symbolism tell us about the story?

Cómo se usa: symbolism of something (She explained the symbolism of the red door.)

Expresiones frecuentes: religious symbolism, symbolism in art

simbolismo

Movimiento artístico y literario que expresaba ideas profundas mediante imágenes y significados indirectos.

En inglés sencillo: A movement in art and writing that used images and indirect meanings to express deep ideas.

• She studies symbolism in French poetry.
• The exhibition explores symbolism in nineteenth-century painting.
• His early poems show the influence of symbolism.

Expresiones frecuentes: French symbolism, symbolism in poetry