| allegory definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances | 75 sets |
| 2 | a literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions | 45 sets |
| 3 | story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols; fable | 38 sets |
| 4 | symbolic representation | 34 sets |
| 5 | a visible symbol representing an abstract idea | 23 sets |
| 6 | a work that functions on a symbolic level | 22 sets |
| 7 | the device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. | 19 sets |
| 8 | n. the setting forth of a subject under the guise of another subject of aptly suggestive likeness. | 17 sets |
| 9 | characters are symbols, has a moral | 17 sets |
| 10 | a story in which people, things, and events have a hidden meaning | 16 sets |
| 11 | a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms | 16 sets |
| 12 | a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another. | 14 sets |
| 13 | a short moral story (often with animal characters) | 13 sets |
| 14 | a story in which the characters represent abstract qualities or ideas. | 13 sets |
| 15 | fictional work in which the characters represent ideas or concepts | 13 sets |
| 16 | a symbolic representation | 12 sets |
| 17 | a story or poem in which characters, settings, and even events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas or qualities. | 12 sets |
| 18 | a story in which each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself. | 11 sets |
| 19 | a symbolic story | 10 sets |
| 20 | the representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form | 9 sets |
| 21 | a symbolic story in which people, settings, or actions represent ideas or moral qualities | 9 sets |
| 22 | a story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface. | 9 sets |
| 23 | extended metaphor | 9 sets |
| 24 | story in which characters are symbolic | 9 sets |
| 25 | n. story in which characters are used as symbols; fable | 8 sets |
| 26 | a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another | 8 sets |
| 27 | "a story or visual image with a second distinct meaning partially hidden behind its literal or visible meaning. in written narrative _____ involves a continuous parallel between two (or more) levels of meaning in a story so that its persons and events correspond to their equivalents in a system of ideas or a chain of events external to the tale.""" | 8 sets |
| 28 | a story in which people, things, and actions represent an idea or generalization about life. | 8 sets |
| 29 | a symbolical narrative | 7 sets |
| 30 | a story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface | 7 sets |
| 31 | a story in which the characters, settings, and events stand for abstract or moral concepts | 7 sets |
| 32 | a symbolic work of literature | 7 sets |
| 33 | a short moral story | 7 sets |
| 34 | a narrative or description having a second meaning beneath the surface one | 7 sets |
| 35 | a work that functions on a symbolic level. | 7 sets |
| 36 | symbolic narrative | 7 sets |
| 37 | symbolic story | 6 sets |
| 38 | story in which characters are used as symbols; fable | 6 sets |
| 39 | the setting forth of a subject under the guise of another subject of aptly suggestive likeness. | 6 sets |
| 40 | a narrative in which characters and settings stand for abstract ideas or moral qualities. | 6 sets |