Through the description of Howard s unconsciousness and fantasy,and the using of many symbolic images,Welty tries to reveal the truth of Howard s inner world which is more important and more essential than that of the outer world.

The thesis analyzes and explains symbolic technique of JI Kang s Siyan poems in the begining,which include expressional characteristics of aesthetic images of his Siyan poems from conceptual levels and symbolic images of his Siyan poems from artistic levels.

In literary works,symbol is used to hint abstract meanings by way of symbolic images.

The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner is a modern novel full of symbolic images and symbolic significance, in which new creative techniques such as broken-up time order, multi-narrative, juxtaposition, stream of consciousness, myth prototype and symbolic metaphor are adopted to unify content and form, and reveal the theme of death and infidelity.

It is because of the poet s embodying his views with audible imagery,symbolic imagery,motional imagery,and metaphorical ima.

By adopting the symbolic imagery, Porter achieves her goal in engaging in the mysterious truths about human life: the heaven and hell, truth and mendacity, love and hatred, life and death.