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Do authors really put deeper meaning into poems and stories – or do readers make it up?

  • Written by Elisabeth Gruner, Associate Professor of English, University of Richmond
Many books, like 'Charlotte's Web,' contain symbolism.Dmitriy Os Ivanov/Shutterstock.com

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