My question is: Is there such a thing as a visual metaphor?
This would depend heavily on one's exact definition of metaphor. However, if one defines a metaphor as "one thing used or considered to represent another" (which is one of the dictionary definitions of metaphor) then I think there is. A painting, for example, which shows an eagle holding on to a red arrow might be a metaphor for the possibility of the United States adopting communist policies.
Simile might also be usable in visual form, although all the definitions of simile that I have seen do say that it must be a figure of speech. A modified form of simile might be possible however - showing a man (perhaps named Richard) alongside a lion, with the two figures in similar poses with similar expressions, could possibly be a visual representation of the simile "Richard is like a lion."
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