allegory

• allegory

allegory

Noun

a short moral story (often with animal characters)

Synonyms:

• fable
• parable
• allegory
• apologue

Noun

a visible symbol representing an abstract idea

Synonyms:

• emblem
• allegory

Noun

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

Synonyms:

• allegory