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d.@in d by . kiod <strong>of</strong> p€ic di.Ldic *hich sG the mct distirctiv. pi<strong>of</strong>fiinl<br />
Didr ed LloEns in rhek dicle , Tk ,l@l!sn <strong>of</strong> Poaic tnasav ha* @nsid€Fd all<br />
posible functo.s oa inas6 &d slmbok in poetry. Th.v Fniculdlv qde Eliot!<br />
skill <strong>of</strong> bnnsing in chelcErislic imtgcty in his pftms:<br />
Th. exp6sion or absturion in on.de ens is whar l<strong>it</strong>mry ihconns .all figudioi<br />
For.rmpl.. T.s. Elior u*i $. inuc orrhe *ct.land ch in sn!$l .vodiont<br />
(di,<strong>it</strong>y. doughr- 6.4nn.$. nd)- ro EpEsr abi6d norion aboufli wld ehc<br />
h. liv.d, a hop€lssres* nftnalsn. shock tbllo*ins a *t rhd had $Drss€d ill<br />
rviouswd ii i6 ddrudive Fw.r (p. 0i)<br />
slmbolhm could bc defined 6 the use oi indnaf .xFe$ionr a s<strong>it</strong>u&on shere thc<br />
Rjdd cm6 rD Eogniz€ th.r rh.t th. wrir€r is prc*nting dd dsribin! is nol all<br />
whll I'e is chi€fl) concened wirh, but fiar fi.re is a hidden or deFr mdn ing *hich is<br />
inl€.dcd actualty. Used inr.nsivcl) od eticctiv.ly, rhc slmbols reinlbrce rhe impacr <strong>of</strong><br />
th. lirccry *od. h l<strong>it</strong>sat@, 6p€cially ir pcFy, th. fi€que us <strong>of</strong> symhols asB<br />
thequalilydd force <strong>of</strong>d inrcnded idea ln Eliors p@ry vrrious srylistic devices dR<br />
usn ro gF t e,I4t, mons lnd symbolis is quile pEvalcnl. "Elior's idm fq synbol<br />
is obj*tiv. <strong>of</strong>tlativ.. md in de rm r. 6n see his @lr arcnpr to makc on- !r<br />
le6t in hh c ticisn apprcach thc mndilion <strong>of</strong> scicnc by ebievin! a<br />
depeMtliz.lion or a epdtion ftom pc@tulir) (CMs 16l). To dcpid vaiour<br />
siluations, L.lin$ and doriois. Eliot has used r numbn orsymboh fid. cr<strong>it</strong>icallJ<br />
sDeotiD& he slls obje'iv. @rchtive. which bd al@dy b.ei defined. llush Kenncr.<br />
as q@tcn by F6ell ( I96), lavoub rh. n6l and snh.ric necd<strong>it</strong>y oa podi. slmbol5<br />
which is fudhs cxplained by FusFll, 'The sorld <strong>of</strong> no!61 srltes mus rhus bc<br />
p'end <strong>it</strong>diEcdy t {t ar. @nd Enove: stmbolism o suggcsl moml cond<strong>it</strong>ios<br />
which lhcmselves .lude d.sription and evdluarion, lussellhas poinred our thal alons<br />
Nilh mdy other orcr.re synbols, Eliol h6 tcqucnlt usd $e srdbol<strong>of</strong> bL\jilt<br />
8€soE" to g<strong>it</strong> nqnine 10 his subjdiv. or psychic ond<strong>it</strong>ioN. He eys rhis is ale t<br />
paft <strong>of</strong> hb 6eory <strong>of</strong> Obj{tiv. c<strong>of</strong>tlariv." which is .pplied to cxhibil ab$mcr id.a.<br />
whh thc h.lp <strong>of</strong> b.lininB id.g.s, tlnbolt adir adions or B$rurs. Frsell ob*ncs<br />
lhat EUot h6 conodd ovs rh. odequrc use <strong>of</strong>lh. novemcnt3 <strong>of</strong>hedr.nd finge6<br />
and oa$cn power <strong>of</strong>dielosins to the obsner-a siven psychic cond<strong>it</strong>ior" 1l9a). He<br />
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