Allegorical

In an essay similarly devoted to allegorical procedures in contemporary art, Buchloh discusses 6 women artists.

It's a very allegorical description.

Fifty years ago when these books were first written that was a much more allegorical message and now it's something that looks really cool.

c. 1717, Alexander Pope, remarks on Thomas Parnell's Battle of the Frogs and Mice An allegorical application.

Allegorical being […] that kind of language which says one thing, but means another.