A word that sounds like what it represents, such as "gurgle," "stutter," or "hiss".
The use of language whose sound imitates that which it names.
The property of a word of sounding like what it represents.
A word that appropriates a sound for another sensation or a perceived nature, such as "thud", "beep", or "meow"; an ideophone, phenomime.
The use of a trope (metaphor or figure of speech).
The interpretation of scripture or other work in order to educe moral or figurative meaning; a treatise of such interpretation.
A recurring motif or metaphor, a trope; an interplay of tropes.