Question

Which term describes the use of images to represent something else?

Answer 1

Symbolism is the correct answer. Symbolism uses imagery to represent another idea.

Answer 2

Answer: Symbolism.

Explanation: Symbolism is both a literary and a plastic arts movement that originated in France by the 1880s. Symbolism is used to represent an abstract idea. It expresses a reality different from the tangible, therefore it can use an image to represent other idea. It can be said that it involves a painting of ideas, synthetic and subjective.