Narrative, whether in prose or verse, in which a character, place or event is used to deliver a broader message about real-world issues and occurrences.
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And besides the allegory the poem has something of history in it.
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Once again, allegory: the harsh reality softened by clean comfort and impregnability.
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Express the meaning of the allegory in a sentence of your own.
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Symbols and allegory stain almost every page of this long, puzzling book.
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One of the most conspicuous examples is the pervasive use of allegory.
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There may be allegory in it, but it is not an allegory.
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I said the Bible is full of allegory, and so it is.
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The fable or parable is a short allegory with one definite moral.
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It has been described as an allegory of both Christianity and capitalism.
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A very apt allegory has been imagined as the origin of Gaming.
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The allegory of Bunyan has been read by many thousands with tears.
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Flashes of insight and sublime allegory mix with fantastic theory and word-play.
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Based upon historical truth and authentic tradition, it is still an allegory.
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The Treasure is a fable, a fairytale, an allegory of sisterhood itself.
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The dream, viewed as a mere wish-fulfilment, is plainly a successful allegory.
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It, too, is symbolic, and its legend a myth or an allegory.
