When an English teacher abuses the idea of symbolism in literature to a heinous extent at which his/her students are mentally traumatized, often resulting in a feeling of violation and insecurity.
Suzy: Wow, Mrs. Johnson sure put a lot of emphasis on the symbolism in that book.
teacher: so what does this book tell us about society?
student: Dude, it's like, symbolism, you know, sybolism, symbolism...uh...SYMBOLYSIM!
teacher: A+++++++++++++ FOREVER!
student: Dude, THAT is symbolim.
using a photograph or illustration showing a similar subject as the caption, even if saidphotograph or illustration is of a different variant (as popularized by Mocha Uson)
*Photo of Honduran soldiers with caption "Let's pray for our soldiers in (insert place other than Honduras here)"*
The most stupid ass thing your language arts teacher ever made you "learn" about
Teacher: Ok class, so I want you to read this line: "The boy ran to his bike". Now this has a lot of symbolism because it represents the pain and suffering-
Literally Everyone: BRO SHUT THE FUCK UP