ectly. They insist on symbol and hint. Poetry is related to the reality. It has a special relationship with the outside world. The writers donot simpl y write about the nature and the scenery. Their profound connections are hidden under the surface description. Third, symbolic poetry is covered with Mysticism and emphasis on musicality. A good example is T.S.Eliot ’s Four Quartets . So symbolis m emphasizes the primary importance of suggestion and evocation in the expression ofa private mood or reverie. The symb ol is held to evoke subtle relations and affinities, especially between sound, sense and color, and between the material and spiritual worlds (although in the works themselves these were often antagonistic). The notion of affinities led toan interest in esoteric and occult writings
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