Symbolism in literature is characterized by a) the use of an object to represent something more than its literal meaning. b)an unexpected outcome or turn of events. c) the main idea of a literary work, or message the author wants to express. d)the use of allusion in reference to past events or historic figures.

The literature of nineteenth-century realism depicted everyday life in a realistic way. which statements show that leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich is a realist text? the description of human struggles in the form of ivan ilyich’s suffering the faithfulness of relationships that ivan ilyich experiences toward the end of his life the romantic tension that occurs between ivan ilyich and his wife the difference between superficial and authentic living the plot ending with a surprising turn of events