Some of them are designed to suit each sex for the role it plays in reproduction, while others exist to help us tell each other apart and to aid in our mutual attraction. Sexual dimorphism is the scientific term for physical differences between males and females of a species.
Symbolism and Figurative Language. In literature, a symbol is a person, place, thing, or event that has a meaning larger than itself. A symbol has a literal meaning as well as an abstract meaning. A literal meaning is a symbolâs unimaginative, âboringâ meaning. An abstract meaning is a symbolâs âmeaning larger than itself.â This meaning is what the symbol stands for and represents. There are many symbols that we are probably familiar with.
âº in a way that uses words and phrases with a more imaginative meaning than usual: Figuratively speaking, it was a blow right between the eyes (= it was a bad shock). Thesaurus: synonyms and related words. Figurative use of language. a metaphor for sth idiom. allegory.