A visual metaphor uses an image to represent something else entirely. Some have become standard through use and re-use — some even to the point of having ...

Visual Pun: A sight gag involving a play on words, many of which may reference metaphors. Example Subpages: Live-Action TV · Western Animation. Other Examples:.

In cartoons, characters will sometimes change into something that symbolizes or is associated with the situation at hand.

The Caged Bird Metaphor is a common Animal Metaphor whereby a character—often a woman or girl in an oppressive environment—is associated with a caged bird, ...

A Stock Visual Metaphor trope used widely in comics and animated media. When a character sleeps, sometimes a lot of Z's are shown near the character.

Visual counterpart to Innocent Innuendo. Someone does something that is innocent on the surface, but can have very dirty connotations.

When a phrase which is usually used as a metaphor is shown literally. This can be because The Ditz didn't understand the statement, or can just be a simple gag. Literal-Minded · Spaceballs · VisualPun / Western Animation

Symbolic Serene Submersion is a versatile visual metaphor where a person is passively submerged in an ocean, pool, or other body of water for symbolic reasons.

A character, possibly but not necessarily a Malaproper, mixes two (or more!) metaphors, with generally humorous but sometimes creepy results.

In Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth, Reisen asked Eirin if she could be nicer and use the "whip and candy" approach.