Response #1 - Symbolism in Poetry

Symbolism in poetry enables the writer to convey images directly to the mind of the reader - it serves almost like an emotional short-cut. A symbol works two ways: It is something itself, and it also suggests something deeper. Symbolism in poetry gave me a different look on the types of symbolic elements that all poets use in their work. Robert Frost was a strong believer of symbolism in his work and used it in mainly all of his poems. His personification, metaphors and similes weren't always announced throughout his poems but analysing his work a step further showed his ways of using them. Symbolism to me really gave me a different outlook on poetry and how to use different types of literary elements to bring the readers to whatever world you wanted to bring them in.