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metaphorical(adjective, metaphor)
12
illustrative(adjective, representation, explanatory)
11
representative(adjective, representation)
11
typical(adjective, metaphor)
9
metaphoric(adjective, revealing, graphic, explanatory)
8
allegorical(adjective, significant, representative, revealing)
8
emblematic(adjective, significant, representative, revealing)
8
florid(adjective, extravagant, elaborate, ornate, baroque)
8
flowery(adjective, speech, extravagant, writing, elaborate)
6
denotative
6
ornate(adjective, extravagant, elaborate, flamboyant, baroque)
6
pictorial
4
emblematical(adjective, symbolic)
3
descriptive(adjective, realistic, explicit, vivid, revealing)
3
fanciful
3
signifying
1
poetical
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