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| 1-11 of 11Allegory flashcard sets | |||
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| # | Title | Terms | Date |
| 1 | SAT words from 'allegory' to 'anachronism'by SAT_ghost | 50 terms | February 7, 2006 |
| 2 | Animal Farm Allegoryby kcolanero | 22 terms | September 20, 2009 |
| 3 | allegory-connotationby fsanchez | 27 terms | April 25, 2009 |
| 4 | Allegory-Connotationby Simone15 | 19 terms | April 13, 2009 |
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| 5 | AP Rhetorical Terms allegory-metaphorby lucduck4 | 34 terms | October 5, 2009 |
| 6 | Animal Farm Allegoryby katcopp | 18 terms | February 4, 2009 |
| 7 | allegory & symbolismby cateayala | 13 terms | October 25, 2009 |
| 8 | Lit Terms: allegory - connotationby hcram | 15 terms | April 27, 2009 |
| 9 | Anglès-català. Paraules desde "allegory" fins a "anachronism"by pererocallaura | 35 terms | June 25, 2007 |
| 10 | APE Week 7by andrewmin | 8 terms | October 12, 2009 |
| 11 | January 5, 2009 Mrs. Keiken's Notesby yraj20 | 2 terms | March 11, 2009 |
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| allegory definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances | 68 sets | |
| 2 | a literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions | 41 sets | |
| 3 | story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols; fable | 34 sets | |
| 4 | symbolic representation | 33 sets | |
| 5 | a visible symbol representing an abstract idea | 22 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. | 18 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 | 15 sets | |
| 12 | fictional work in which the characters represent ideas or concepts | 13 sets | |
| 13 | a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another. | 13 sets | |
| 14 | a story in which the characters represent abstract qualities or ideas. | 13 sets | |
| 15 | a short moral story (often with animal characters) | 12 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. | 11 sets | |
| 18 | a story in which each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself. | 10 sets | |
| 19 | a symbolic story | 9 sets | |
| 20 | story in which characters are symbolic | 9 sets | |
| 21 | a story in which people, things, and actions represent an idea or generalization about life. | 8 sets | |
| 22 | extended metaphor | 8 sets | |
| 23 | n. story in which characters are used as symbols; fable | 8 sets | |
| 24 | the representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form | 8 sets | |
| 25 | a symbolic story in which people, settings, or actions represent ideas or moral qualities | 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 symbolic work of literature | 7 sets | |
| 29 | a narrative or description having a second meaning beneath the surface one | 7 sets | |
| 30 | a story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface. | 7 sets | |
| 31 | a symbolical narrative | 7 sets | |
| 32 | a work that functions on a symbolic level. | 7 sets | |
| 33 | a story in which the characters, settings, and events stand for abstract or moral concepts | 7 sets | |
| 34 | a short moral story | 7 sets | |
| 35 | narrative using figurative language | 6 sets | |
| 36 | a form of extended metaphor, in which objects, persons, and actions in a narrative, are equated with the meanings that lie outside the narrative itself. the underlying meaning has moral, social, religious, or political significance, and characters are often personifications of abstract ideas as charity, greed, or envy. | 6 sets | |
| 37 | symbolic story | 6 sets | |
| 38 | a story in which the characters, settings, and events stand for abstract or moral concepts. | 6 sets | |
| 39 | a narrative in which characters and settings stand for abstract ideas or moral qualities. | 6 sets | |
| 40 | a story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface | 6 sets | |