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graphic
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iconographic(adjective, expressive, revealing, graphic, explanatory)
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illuminative
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illustrational(adjective, expressive, revealing, graphic, explanatory)
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illustratory(adjective, expressive, revealing, graphic, explanatory)
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imagistic(adjective, expressive, revealing, graphic, explanatory)
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interpretive
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metaphorically
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not literal(expression, adjective, idiom, fanciful, florid)
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parabolic
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pictorial
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