kuvaannollisten

Kuvaannollinen is a Finnish adjective used to describe language, expressions, or imagery that conveys non-literal meaning, such as metaphor or symbolism. The form kuvaannollisten is the genitive plural, and it appears in phrases where several figurative elements are being referred to or described, for example kujä: "kuvaannollisten kielikuvien käyttö" (the use of figurative figures of speech) or "kuvaannollisten ilmausten tulkinta" (the interpretation of figurative expressions).

The term derives from kuva, meaning image or picture, and is used in linguistic and literary contexts to distinguish figurative language from literal language. In analyses of rhetoric, poetry, and translation studies, kuvaannollinen language is discussed to explain how non-literal meaning is created, conveyed, and interpreted. The genitive plural form kuvaannollisten is common in scholarly Finnish when listing or qualifying multiple figurative elements within a sentence.

In practice, kuvaannollisten appears in academic prose, textbooks, and critical writing that deals with language use, metaphor, and imagery. It often collocates with nouns such as ilmaukset, kielikuvat, or vertaukset, forming phrases like kuvaannollisten ilmauksien, kuvaannollisten kielikuvien, or kuvaannollisten vertauksien käyttö. The term serves to categorize and analyze expressions that rely on imagery rather than direct, literal reference, and it is typically contrasted with kirjaimellinen or literal language in discussions of style and meaning.

See also: figurative language, metaphor, imagery, kielikuvat, ilmaukset.