Literalize (Verb)
Meaning
Make literal; "literalize metaphors".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- By depicting the weight of her grief as actual heavy chains, the artist chose to literalize this common metaphor in her sculpture.
- Their music video literalized the phrase "breaking free" by using real chains and dramatic action sequences.
- To emphasize the gravity of the situation, the poet decided to literalize the phrase "having a heavy heart" by giving the character a literal weight in their chest.
- The installation literalized the idea of being lost in thought by surrounding a mannequin in a dense maze of twisted thought bubbles.
- The writer's use of vivid imagery helped to literalize the old saying "life is a rollercoaster" by describing every bump and drop in excruciating detail.