What symbols foreshadow death in literature?
good literary symbols for life generally include anything in nature that is living or that looks healthy. For example, a living plant, a healthy animal, or a clear calm sky can all be great indicators of life. In addition it is traditional that the seasons are indicators of life in literature. Meaning that spring is considered the “birth,” summer is the “height,” fall is “middle age” and winter is a symbol for old age as well as sometimes “death” or at least stagnation. On the other spectrum deathly nature can be considered a sign of death. A storm or bad weather is a good example, or a bloody moon in the night time sky. Death is usually foreshadowed by the gloomy nature surrounding the characters in the literature. Example: “A budding flower, a withering vine”. Here I have expressed both life and death. It is up to the writer and the piece to express the flow. “The dark shadows of lost love now surround.” The end , the death of a love. life: seed, breath, fire, energy, light death: as
