But for all its Popness, Mr. Nelson sees the composition as "a poignant metaphor for modern man's relation to the universe."

The image of the ashen-faced puppet children, eternally frozen in their guilt and resentment, becomes a poignant metaphor for the inescapable nightmare of unhappy memories.

A poignant metaphor, yes, but months later she hasn't lost a pound.

"It is a poignant metaphor for what he created."

Hale's suicide became a poignant metaphor for the oppressive nature of the social values of New York and North America in general.

The subject caught the attention of LDS intellectuals and leaders, becoming a poignant metaphor in cultural discourse.

This pointed rejection of Western Europe might even be seen as a poignant metaphor for contemporary Europe as a whole.

"Finding" may be seen as a poignant metaphor for his career and artistry.

The houses become poignant metaphors of the Romantic self, withdrawn from the comforts of society, nakedly exposed to nature and the cosmos.

'Lucia' is a particularly poignant metaphor.