allegory English

Meaning allegory meaning

What does allegory mean?

allegory

— noun (= fable) a short moral story (often with animal characters)

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

— noun (= emblem) a visible symbol representing an abstract idea

Synonyms allegory synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as allegory?

allegory English » English

parable

fable

riddle

example

illustration

comparison

simile

metaphor

insinuation

hint

symbol

emblem

apologue

trope

tale

parabole

mythology

indirect suggestion

for example

figure

figuration

double-talk

antitype

allusion

allegorist

allegorical tale

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Or perhaps it was an allegory or something like that.

This makes your dream an allegory.

Well, it's an allegory really, probably.

I personally think that-- oh, beg your pardon-- I personally think that jean-paul's masterwork Is an allegory of man's search for commitment.

Jean-paul, your famous trilogy, rues a liberte Is it an allegory of man's search for commitment?

Well as an allegory it's very interesting but. do you have a remedy for this onslaught of murder and rape in our city?

A variety of dream states, mystical states a lot of religious allegory, mostly out of Revelation.

Looking at them is a kin to pursuing a complicated allegory.

Mr. Neville had no use for allegory. and I am unlikely to miss what my son would appreciate.

Or be scattered about an estate. as ambiguous evidence. of an obscure allegory.

Did you ever see such an allegory of grace and beauty?

It inspired me to see the Apocalypse not as an allegory but as an equation.

A little allegory of the soul.

With your exquisite taste, your subtle understanding of allegory and allusion.

Since tonight's story was an allegory, I offer this footnote to make everything clear.

Or maybe it was an allegory, something like that.

Is an allegory of man's search for commitment. No, it isn't.

So in fact, your little story is just a thinly veiled allegory a Metamucil, if you will to convince me by imagery to get a job.

Glory, story- allegory, Montessori.

Nice allegory theme!

Macbeth is an allegory, Nat.

They were mythological figures: gods or heroes of ancient Greece. Or maybe it was an allegory, something like that.

Well, it's an allegory, really.

Your drawings are full of the most unexpected observation, Mr. Neville. Looking at them is a kin to pursuing a complicated allegory.

The attraction of Arcimboldo relates, I believe, to his ability to create...a sublime and ridiculous allegory, through...making a man, a figure, out of the objects that the man uses.

Here are some words that rhyme with Corey: Glory, story- allegory, Montessori.

The figurative arts found it difficult to completely abandon allegory and symbolism - or other such interpretations.

An allegory in a glass.

And what is the allegory of this story?

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Some have taken the risk of resorting to metaphors and allegory, while others poke fun at the whole thing by writing editorials on ballet or bee-keeping.

You can read the fairy tale as an allegory and attribute different morals to the events and characters, but you cannot transform Little Red Riding Hood into Cinderella.