Which two are instances of symbolism used in this excerpt from james joyce’s araby? ?

For Plato users, it would be “The boys being set free symbolizes them being free from the rules of the church” and “The blind street symbolizes the aimless and drab life on North Richmond Street.”

the sentence does not violate the phrase structure second rule (introduced by noam chomsky) because noun phrases consist of a determiner such as a, the or every, and a noun. in the sentence, the noun phrase the cake includes a determiner (the) and a noun (cake).

on the other hand, the first rule indicates that a sentence encloses a noun phrase, followed by a verb phrase. the example sentence can be analysed as follows:

john (n) + ate (v) + the (det) + cake (n).