The Symbolist Movement (late 19th century, mainly French) emphasized suggestion over direct statement, seeking to evoke emotional states and spiritual truths through highly suggestive, often musical, symbols and metaphors; Stéphane Mallarmé's poetry exemplifies Symbolist Movement ideals, using intricate, often obscure language to hint at transcendent, absolute realities beyond the material world; A poet could use the recurrent image of a 'waning moon' or 'a forgotten city' to suggest a mood of melancholy and inexpressible yearning, typical of the Symbolist Movement; The work might focus on synaesthesia (a blending of the senses)—e.g., 'a purple sound' or 'a bitter light'—to break down conventional perception, a technique favored by Symbolist Movement poets; Arthur Rimbaud's visionary and rebellious work, such as the use of 'the systematic derangement of all the senses,' profoundly influenced the goals and methods of the Symbolist Movement; A poem could employ an elaborate system of personal symbols (e.g., a specific flower always representing lost innocence) that requires deep reader engagement, a characteristic of the Symbolist Movement.