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Here's an unshmoopy question you'll find on the exam...

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Which of the following is NOT an example of symbolism?

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And here are the potential answers:

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So... what is this question asking?

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Well, what's a symbol, for starters?

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Yeah, uh... not those.

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A symbol is something that represents something else.

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So... consider the answer set and we'll make a little table...

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...because we probably really miss math problems and stuff that looks like this:

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Hm...One of these things is not like the other...

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So here the things symbolized in A, B and C are all figurative representations.

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In other words, they might make us THINK of something else, but they aren't ACTUALLY

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that thing.

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A fire IS hot. It's the only choice that's... literal.

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So the answer is D -- fire.

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As in, "Darn hot."

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