10
figurative(adjective, literal, metaphor)
9
allegorical(adjective, fanciful, florid, metaphor, comparative)
9
metaphoric(adjective, fanciful, florid, symbolic, figurative)
9
symbolic(adjective, figurative, metaphoric)
7
comparative(adjective, close, approximate, comparison, comparative)
7
representative(adjective, representative, figurative)
5
allusive(adjective, metaphor)
5
emblematic(adjective, fanciful, florid, symbolic, figurative)
5
typical(adjective, metaphor)
4
allegoric
3
analogous(adjective, representative, comparative)
3
denotative(adjective, fanciful, florid, symbolic, figurative)
3
illustrative(adjective, representative, fanciful, florid, symbolic)
3
tropical(adjective, metaphor)
3
tropological(adjective, figurative)
2
anagogical(adjective, metaphor)
2
contrasting(adjective, comparative)
2
descriptive(adjective, fanciful, florid, symbolic, figurative)
2
flowery(adjective, fanciful, florid, symbolic, metaphoric)
2
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