1. An apparatus for automatically generating a visual annotation based on a visual language, the apparatus comprising: an image input unit configured to receive an input image; an image analyzing unit configured to extract feature information of the input image received by the image input unit; a searching unit configured to search a similar image with respect to the input Image and text information included in the similar image by using the feature information extracted by the image analyzing unit; and a visual annotation configuring unit configured to configure a visual annotation with respect to the input image by using the text information searched by the searching unit.