Calligram
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A calligram is a poem, phrase, or word in which the typeface, calligraphy or handwriting is arranged in a way that creates a visual image. The image created by the words expresses visually what the word, or words, say. In a poem, it manifests visually the theme presented by the text of the poem. Guillaume Apollinaire was a famous calligram writer and author of a book of poems called Calligrammes, Poems of war and peace 1913-1916 . His poem "Salut monde," written in the form of the Eiffel Tower is an example of a calligram.
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