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A visual metaphor uses an image to represent something else entirely. Some have become standard through use and re-use -- someuse—some even to the point of having standard parodies or subversions.
 
For internal emotions and sensations, visual metaphors mostly serve the [[Rule of Perception]]. For external actions and events, they can serve as [[Unusual Euphemism|unusual euphemisms]] for [[Never Say "Die"|sex and violence]].
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*** [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Even in space.]]
** Explosion (see [[Angst Nuke]])
** In anime, violently large [[Nosebleed|nosebleedsnosebleed]]s (to indicate lust).
* Rising small bubbles: Drunkenness. Also known as [[Briffits and Squeans|Squeans]].
 
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