allegory
al|le|go|ry /'ælɪgəri, AM -gɔːri/ (allegories)
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An allegory is a story, poem, or painting in which the characters and events are symbols of something else. Allegories are often moral, religious, or political.
The book is a kind of allegory of Latin American history.
= parable
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Allegory is the use of characters and events in a story, poem, or painting to represent other things.
The poem's comic allegory was transparent.
1 [N-COUNT] oft N of n
An allegory is a story, poem, or painting in which the characters and events are symbols of something else. Allegories are often moral, religious, or political.
The book is a kind of allegory of Latin American history.
= parable
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
Allegory is the use of characters and events in a story, poem, or painting to represent other things.
The poem's comic allegory was transparent.