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Rebus Writing is all about using images (also known as ‘pictographs’) to communicate a message. The key to understanding how this works, though, is to remember that it is the sound of the object/person/idea depicted by the image that’s being used, not the meaning of the image itself.
Rebus, representation of a word or syllable by a picture of an object the name of which resembles in sound the represented word or syllable. Several rebuses may be combined—in a single device or successively—to make a phrase or sentence.
A rebus ( / ˈriːbəs / REE-bəss) is a puzzle device that combines the use of illustrated pictures with individual letters to depict words or phrases. For example: the word "been" might be depicted by a rebus showing an illustrated bumblebee next to a plus sign (+) and the letter "n".
Learn what a rebus is and how to use it in word play, literature, and pop culture. A rebus is a code or reference where pictures, letters, or symbols represent certain words or phrases.
Rebus is a literary device that represents words through pictures or symbols. Learn how rebuses are used in children's books, cryptic messages, and modern communication.
Learn how rebuses, visual puzzles that combine images and words, have been used in various materials and contexts across history and culture. Explore examples from ancient cuneiform, Egyptian, Chinese, Mesoamerican, European, and modern rebuses.
Oct 12, 2017 · Learn how ancient cultures used pictures to write sounds, not just meanings, with rebus writing. Watch a video and see how Sumerians, Egyptians and Aztecs invented logographs and cuneiform.
