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# Title Terms Date
1SAT words from 'allegory' to 'anachronism'by SAT_ghost50 termsFebruary 7, 2006
2Animal Farm Allegoryby kcolanero22 termsSeptember 20, 2009
3allegory-connotationby fsanchez27 termsApril 25, 2009
4Allegory-Connotationby Simone1519 termsApril 13, 2009
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5AP Rhetorical Terms allegory-metaphorby lucduck434 termsOctober 5, 2009
6Animal Farm Allegoryby katcopp18 termsFebruary 4, 2009
7allegory & symbolismby cateayala13 termsOctober 25, 2009
8Lit Terms: allegory - connotationby hcram15 termsApril 27, 2009
9Anglès-català. Paraules desde "allegory" fins a "anachronism"by pererocallaura35 termsJune 25, 2007
10APE Week 7by andrewmin8 termsOctober 12, 2009
11January 5, 2009 Mrs. Keiken's Notesby yraj202 termsMarch 11, 2009
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allegory definitions
# Definition Sets
1an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances75 sets
2a literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions45 sets
3story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols; fable38 sets
4symbolic representation34 sets
5a visible symbol representing an abstract idea23 sets
6a work that functions on a symbolic level22 sets
7the device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning.19 sets
8n. the setting forth of a subject under the guise of another subject of aptly suggestive likeness.17 sets
9characters are symbols, has a moral17 sets
10a story in which people, things, and events have a hidden meaning16 sets
11a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms16 sets
12a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another.14 sets
13a short moral story (often with animal characters)13 sets
14a story in which the characters represent abstract qualities or ideas.13 sets
15fictional work in which the characters represent ideas or concepts13 sets
16a symbolic representation12 sets
17a story or poem in which characters, settings, and even events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas or qualities.12 sets
18a story in which each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself.11 sets
19a symbolic story10 sets
20the representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form9 sets
21a symbolic story in which people, settings, or actions represent ideas or moral qualities9 sets
22a story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface.9 sets
23extended metaphor9 sets
24story in which characters are symbolic9 sets
25n. story in which characters are used as symbols; fable8 sets
26a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another8 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
28a story in which people, things, and actions represent an idea or generalization about life.8 sets
29a symbolical narrative7 sets
30a story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface7 sets
31a story in which the characters, settings, and events stand for abstract or moral concepts7 sets
32a symbolic work of literature7 sets
33a short moral story7 sets
34a narrative or description having a second meaning beneath the surface one7 sets
35a work that functions on a symbolic level.7 sets
36symbolic narrative7 sets
37symbolic story6 sets
38story in which characters are used as symbols; fable6 sets
39the setting forth of a subject under the guise of another subject of aptly suggestive likeness.6 sets
40a narrative in which characters and settings stand for abstract ideas or moral qualities.6 sets