Editing Stylistic device (section)

===Symbol===
A symbol may be an object, a person, a situation, an action, a word, or an idea that has literal meaning in the story as well as an alternative identity that represents something else.<ref>{{harvp|Arp|Johnson|2009|pp=284, 726}}</ref> It is used as an expressive way to depict an idea. The symbol generally conveys an emotional response far beyond what the word, idea, or image itself dictates.
:'''Example:''' A heart standing for love. (One might say "It broke my heart" rather than "I was really upset")
:'''Example:''' A sunrise portraying new hope. ("All their fears melted in the face of the newly risen sun.")