allegory

Noun
  1. A short moral story (often with animal characters) (synset 106383718)
    is a type of: story - a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
    subtypes: aesop's fables - a collection of fables believed to have been written by the Greek storyteller Aesop
    specific instances: pilgrim's progress - an allegory written by John Bunyan in 1678
    same as: apologue, fable, parable
  2. A visible symbol representing an abstract idea (synset 106893714)
    is a type of: symbol, symbolic representation, symbolisation, symbolization - something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
    subtypes:
    • scarlet letter - the letter A in red; Puritans required adulterers to wear it
    • cupid - a symbol for love in the form of a cherubic naked boy with wings and a bow and arrow
    • donkey - the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
    • dove - an emblem of peace
    • eagle - an emblem representing power
    • elephant - the symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
    • fasces - bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade protruding; in ancient Rome it was a symbol of a magistrate's power; in modern Italy it is a symbol of fascism
    • ensign, national flag - an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality
    • hammer and sickle - the emblem on the flag of the Soviet Union
    • red flag - the emblem of socialist revolution
    • magen david, mogen david, shield of david, solomon's seal, star of david - a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles; an emblem symbolizing Judaism
    • badge - an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)
    • agnus dei, paschal lamb - figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ
    • maple-leaf - the emblem of Canada
    • medallion - an emblem indicating that a taxicab is registered
    • spread eagle - an emblem (an eagle with wings and legs spread) on the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States
    • hakenkreuz, swastika - the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction
    same as: emblem
  3. An expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances;
    An extended metaphor (synset 106378026)
    is a type of: expressive style, style - a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period

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