Traditional poets used symbols and so did the modernist poets, in the first case the interior of the poet's self is symbolized in the second (the modernist) the outside world is objectified and symbolized.
Modernism is all about subjective elements in poetry. So even the use of symbolism by modernists poets are found to be highly subjective and layered with multiple interpretations
Poets' expressions are usually multifaceted and anyone can interpret and understand their poems according to their own capacity and knowledge.
For this reason, the use of symbols is one of the tools needed by poets in all times and places.
No mystery and different interpretations of symbols
Nothing remains of the poem.
On the other hand, sometimes poets in their time had to use symbols to protect themselves and the high concepts they used, which of course still exists today.
The symbolists used their symbols to spiritualise literature, as W. B. Yeats said, which was the modernist style at that time. I think every stage or era has its kind of using symbols according to many cultural determiners which control this process.
The symbolist movement in modern literature can be seen as both a continuation and a departure from traditional poetic forms. On one hand, symbolist poets, like traditional poets, use symbols to convey deeper meanings and emotions. However, the way in which symbols are used and the themes they explore differ between the two movements.
In traditional poetry, symbols often serve as a means of expressing the interior of the poet's self. These symbols may be drawn from mythology, religion, or other cultural sources, and they are often used to convey the poet's personal feelings, emotions, and experiences.
In contrast, symbolist poets in the modernist era often use symbols to objectify the outside world and to convey a sense of alienation and fragmentation. These symbols may be drawn from the natural world, technology, or other modern sources, and they are often used to convey a sense of the disorientation and confusion of the modern world.
Therefore, symbolist movement in modern literature can be seen as a continuation of the use of symbols in poetry, but with a different emphasis on the themes and ideas that the symbols represent. The modernist symbolist poets were not necessarily retreating to conventional ways of expression, but rather they were re-purposing the conventions to reflect the new reality and the new world.
In summary, the symbolist movement in modern literature can be seen as a continuation of the use of symbols in poetry, but with a different emphasis on the themes and ideas that the symbols represent. It reflects the new reality, new world, and the new experiences of the poets, rather than being a retreat to conventional ways of expression.
Specially In ancient Literature Mahakavi kalidash,Banbhatt and Jaideva and modern Sanskrit literature, Dr. Radhavallabh Tripathi, Prof. Rajendra Mishra, Keshav Chandra Dash have made beautiful use of French Literature like nature love, national service, spiritual consciousness and sensitive feelings in their poems
Symbols are not only used by poets but are also widely used my writers to express cultural ideas and ideologies of certain ethnicity and the interpretation of these symbols will help the reader to fully understand a literary work.
The concept of the symbolic school in plastic art - subject
It began by relying on the use of writing and abandoning reproduction in nature through drawing, as writing is very diverse, through the types of drawing and colors of contemporary modern thought, and it added a lot to world literature.