Associations to the word «Allegory»

ALLEGORY, noun. The representation of abstract principles by characters or figures.

ALLEGORY, noun. A picture, book, or other form of communication using such representation.

ALLEGORY, noun. A symbolic representation which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, usually a moral or political one.

ALLEGORY, noun. A short moral story (often with animal characters).

ALLEGORY, noun. A visible symbol representing an abstract idea.

ALLEGORY, noun. An expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor.