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/ˈkæl.ɪˌɡɹæm/ · noun
A word, phrase or longer text in which the typeface or the layout has some special significance..
The next calligram, which depicts a horse, presents several interesting problems. Among other things, the figure is juxtaposed with seven lines of poetry arranged in traditional fashion.
A calligram has ambitions beyond those of an ideogram: an ideogram is a picture of meaning, but a calligram intends to provide a picture of experience as it impinges on the whole sensorium. An ideogram is centripetal, convergent, a focusing […]
Use calligram when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Calligram means A word, phrase or longer text in which the typeface or the layout has some special significance..
Common synonyms include carmen figuratum, figure poem.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The next calligram, which depicts a horse, presents several interesting problems. Among other things, the figure is juxtaposed with seven lines of poetry arranged in traditional fashion.
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