There are often lots and lots of different ways to tell when something is being used as a symbol. Usually symbols are super easy to find and figure out. In most of the books I have to read for school the symbols are really common ones like a raven for death or a sunrise for a new start. Other popular symbols are colors. Colors like black often symbolism death. Red is a symbol for jealousy or anger, blue is the symbol for sadness, yellow is happiness, and pink is for love. Colors don’t always have to be emotions, green often symbolises nature or money. Water is another symbol it symbolises purification like during a baptism. Animals can also be symbols. Dogs are often symbolised as trustworthy while snakes are definitely not trustworthy. Foxes