Radhakrishnan reportedly said that the 18 patients died over a span of three days after floodwaters entered the rooms affecting generators and cutting off power to the hospital building. Indian people walk through through floodwaters on a street in Chennai on Dec. 4, 2015. Photo: Getty Images/STR/AFP.
Quick List. Symbol. A symbol is literary device that contains several layers of meaning, often concealed at first sight, and is representative of several other aspects, concepts or traits than those that are visible in the literal translation alone. Symbol is using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.
This is easily confused with the concept of metaphor; however, in a metaphor the author actually draws the comparison. In the use of a symbol the author relies on the reader to draw the comparison. Examples of commonly used literary symbols are: 1  cross = Christianity. 2  star of David = Judaism. 3  black/darkness = evil.