<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">balloons</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31361854</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:37:38</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">word balloons</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">word-balloon</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">word-balloons</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">balloon</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">word balloon</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Enclosed white spaces issuing from the mouths of cartoon or photographic characters in comics, generally used to express dialogue or thoughts but also a variety of signs and symbols, such as punctuation, to express emotions. Speech is indicated by a solid line, arrow, or tapered cone linking the balloon to the speaking character, while thought is indicated by a series of bubbles linking the balloon to the thinking character. ]]></dc:description></metadata>