symbolist

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Montgomery for all her virtues was not a symbolist, a satirist, or a fantasy writer and Rowling's romance writing, if sometimes melodramatic, could use a page or two from Montgomery's books.

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  1. noun One who uses symbols or symbolism.
  2. noun One who interprets or represents conditions or truths by the use of symbols or symbolism.
  3. noun Any of a group of chiefly French writers and artists of the late 19th century who rejected realism and used symbols to evoke ideas and emotions.

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/ˈsɪmbəlɪst/
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