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#symbolism — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. “From This Famous Hippodrome on the Racetrack, Not Even a Single Journalist is Missing. Death is Inexorable and Doesn't Even Respect Those That You See Here on Bicycle” (1898) by José Guadalupe Posada.

    Source: Library of Congress

    Available to buy as a print.

    pdimagearchive.org/images/c675

    #calaveras #bicycles #cartoons #mexico #symbolism #skeletons #skulls #art #publicdomain

  2. Use Literary Devices to Propel Readers Past Chapter Endings

    In my last post, I discussed why chapter endings can be tricky (because they provide a natural stopping point for readers) and how to counteract that. By using a variety of endings—cliffhangers, something unexpected, a goodbye, comforting closure—you can end a chapter in a way that sustains momentum and encourages readers to keep reading. But...
    The post Use Literary Devices to Propel Readers Past Chapter Endings appeared first on WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®.
    writershelpingwriters.net/2026

    #Endings #ReaderInterest #Symbolism #Theme #WritingCraft

  3. Use Literary Devices to Propel Readers Past Chapter Endings

    In my last post, I discussed why chapter endings can be tricky (because they provide a natural stopping point for readers) and how to counteract that. By using a variety of endings—cliffhangers, something unexpected, a goodbye, comforting closure—you can end a chapter in a way that sustains momentum and encourages readers to keep reading. But...
    The post Use Literary Devices to Propel Readers Past Chapter Endings appeared first on WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®.
    writershelpingwriters.net/2026

    #Endings #ReaderInterest #Symbolism #Theme #WritingCraft

  4. Use Literary Devices to Propel Readers Past Chapter Endings

    In my last post, I discussed why chapter endings can be tricky (because they provide a natural stopping point for readers) and how to counteract that. By using a variety of endings—cliffhangers, something unexpected, a goodbye, comforting closure—you can end a chapter in a way that sustains momentum and encourages readers to keep reading. But...
    The post Use Literary Devices to Propel Readers Past Chapter Endings appeared first on WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®.
    writershelpingwriters.net/2026

    #Endings #ReaderInterest #Symbolism #Theme #WritingCraft

  5. Il melograno immaginario✨🍁🍑 The imaginary pomegranate

    At the beginning of the year, the symbolism of #Persephone and #Sibyl, liminal figures of the shadow, of the boundary between the earthly and the otherworldly, seems to me even more dense with meaning.

    #poetry #imagery #Sibilla #books #symbolism #pomegranate #nature #youtube

    youtube.com/shorts/I9wJdJSZAB8

  6. What do red poppies mean in #Palestine ?

    Images at the start of this #animation are symbols of death in my culture, but are they deliberately ominous in this or a weird coincidence?

    A girl named #Gaza throws a rock at a soldier and gets shot, but the #poppies and angel wings etc. are all before that happens.

    The #Memri website claims it's a kids' cartoon, but that website seems dubious?

    #LestWeForget #Gallipoli #RedPoppies #SymbolsOfDeath #Symbolism #ShortFilm

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