1. 寓言；讽喻
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;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.

2. 寓言体；讽喻法
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Allegory is the use of characters and events in a story, poem, or painting to represent other things.

1. an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;an extended metaphor

2. a short moral story (often with animal characters)

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Synonym: fableparableapologue

3. a visible symbol representing an abstract idea

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Synonym: emblem