The meaning of Allegory

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A comparison between one thing and another, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.

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An analogy between the workings of nature and those of human societies

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A comparison of the features or qualities of two different things to show their similarities

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[ c ] he was explaining that the mind has no form and is invisible, and that a useful analogy is of…

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A moral fable, especially one with animals as characters.

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An arthurian element surfaces in later genres of literature such as stories or apologues in bardic …

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A heraldic device or symbolic object as a distinctive badge of a nation, organization, or family.

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America's national emblem, the bald eagle

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An object that is used to represent a particular person, group, or idea, or a picture of the object

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A dove is often used as an emblem of peace.

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Something such as a picture which is a symbol for a particular person, organization, group, or idea

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The merchandise carries the alfa romeo emblem., the leather-goods manufacturer began to be seen an …

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A short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.

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The fable of the sick lion and the wary fox

verb

Tell fictitious tales.

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I do not dream nor fable

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A short story that tells a moral truth, often using animals as characters

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Latisha loves the fable about the grasshopper and the ant.

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A traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but not authenticated.

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The legend of king arthur

adjective

Very well known.

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His speed and ferocity in attack were legend

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An old story or set of stories from ancient times, or the stories that people tell about a famous event or person

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[ u ] cajun legend suggests that white alligators are a symbol of prosperity., louis armstrong is a…

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A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

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When we speak of gene maps and gene mapping, we use a cartographic metaphor

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An expression that describes a person or object by referring to something that is considered to possess similar characteristics

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[ c ] "a heart of stone" is a metaphor., metaphorical expressions

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A traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining a natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.

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Ancient celtic myths

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A traditional story, esp. one which explains the early history or a cultural belief or practice of a group of people, or explains a natural event

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[ c ] kids like the stories about the gods and goddesses of greek and roman myths., [ c ] equal opp…

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A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by jesus in the gospels.

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The parable of the blind men and the elephant

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A simple story told because it represents a basic moral truth or religious principle

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A long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval prose narrative in old norse or old icelandic.

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A figure straight out of a viking saga

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A long, detailed story of connected events

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The gold rush was just one chapter in the saga of the old west.

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An account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment.

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An adventure story

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Variant spelling of storey.

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A part of a building comprising all the rooms that are on the same level.

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A three-storey building

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A mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process, e.g. the letter or letters standing for a chemical element or a character in musical notation.

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The symbol r in figure 5 represents a gene which is ineffective

verb

Symbolize.

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The first was symbol of the atonement the 2nd was to symbol the carrying away of sins.

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A fictitious or true narrative or story, especially one that is imaginatively recounted.

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A delightful children's tale