Synonymous Literary terms are represented in blue. Please refer to your textbook for definitions of literary terms. When the literal content of a work stands for abstract ideas, suggesting a parallel, deeper, symbolic sense. An indirect reference to something or someone presumed to be familiar to the viewer, in order to increase the effect of an image. A literal comparison between two items, situations, or ideas that are somewhat alike but unlike in most respects.
Analogy is a basic component of symbolism.
Is one of the most complex and expressive elements in art and has the power to evoke infinite emotional and symbolic associations. An artworks idea, or overall impression. Word pictures that appeal to one or more of the senses. Whether literal of figurative, an image provides vividness and immediacy. Expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another.