Symbolism in Your Writing: Why You Need It and How To Use It

Kirsten Trammell
4 min readSep 19, 2019
Greek Mythology is a great place to find symbolism in writing. Sirens fill their stories.

Are you stuck trying to “show not tell” another idea or emotion?

Do you seek a creative way to blend art within your story?

No need to worry!

There is a way to tackle all of this — through symbolism.

Symbolism is the use of an object, color, character or abstract idea to portray…

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