(definitions from the free dictionary)

I found there to be a strong link between these terms and semiotics and their relevence to the art world. Creating a narrative or symbolising something is a common occurance in photography, props, people and colour can all contribute as metaphors for something. For example: 

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I Got It All, 2000
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met·a·phor  (mt-fôr, -fr)
n.
1. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison

al·le·go·ry  (l-gôr, -gr)
n. pl. al·le·go·ries
1.
a. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form.
b. A story, picture, or play employing such representation.

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