St. John's eyes, though clear enough in a literal sense, in a figurative one were difficult to fathom. He seemed to use them rather as instruments to search other people's thoughts, than as agents to reveal his own: the which combination of keenness and reserve was considerably more calculated to embarrass than to encourage.
Quotes about figurative (5 Quotes)
Whatever the costs for farmers economically, they pale in comparison to costs for not fixing this nation's broken immigration policy. For the most part, Monday's events were held with dignity and grace and added to other statements literal and figurative that we need immigration reform. It added an exclamation point.
SAW, n. A trite popular saying, or proverb. (Figurative and colloquial.) So called because it makes its way into a wooden head. Following are examples of old saws fitted with new teeth.
A man's life of any worth is a continual allegory - and very few eyes can see the mystery of his life - a life like the scriptures- figurative
We are all hungry and thirsty for concrete images. Abstract art will have been good for one thing: to restore its exact virginity to figurative art.