Sentence:  Or , equally often , a concretistic seeming , particularistic seeming statement may consist , with its mundane exterior , in a form of poetry - may be full of meaning and emotion when interpreted as a figurative expression : a metaphor , a simile , an allegory , or some other <WSD>symbolic</WSD> mode of speaking . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols