noun
: something (as a situation or chain of events) that symbolizes or renders objective an emotion and may be employed in creative writing to evoke a desired emotional response in the reader
noun
: something (as a situation or chain of events) that symbolizes or renders objective an emotion and may be employed in creative writing to evoke a desired emotional response in the reader
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012