Symbolism In William Stafford's Burning A Book

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Symbolism is a poetic movement using indirect suggestion to express a hidden meaning in a word. A person can find symbolism in novels, poems, articles or even in our daily use of life such as: colors, objects, phrases or flowers. In William Stafford’s poem “Burning a Book”, he uses several examples of symbolism to explicate his message that he is trying to get across to the reader. Stafford uses fire as a symbol for censorship, burned books as a symbol for rebirth, and desolate towns as a symbol for ignorance. Symbolism is clearly present in Stafford’s
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