A symbolic representation which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, usually a moral or political one.
A narrative in which a character, place, or event is used to deliver a broader message about real-world issues and occurrences.
A picture, book, or other form of communication using such representation.
A category that retains some of the structure of the category of binary relations between sets, representing a high-level generalisation of that category.
The property of a word of sounding like what it represents.
The use of language whose sound imitates that which it names.
A word that sounds like what it represents, such as "gurgle," "stutter," or "hiss".
A word that appropriates a sound for another sensation or a perceived nature, such as "thud", "beep", or "meow"; an ideophone, phenomime.