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The symbol is the richest and at the same time the most
difficult of the poetic figures. Both its richness and its
difficulty result from its imprecision. Although the
poet may pin down the meaning of a symbol to
something fairly definite and precise, more often the
symbol is so general in its meaning that it can suggest a
great variety of specific meanings.
Figurative Language:
Understatement
It is paradoxical that one can emphasize a
truth either by overstating it or by
understating it. Understatement, or saying
less than one means, may exist in what one
says or merely in how one says it. You
may use either to say what is literally true
but with a good deal more or less force
than is warranted.