Word of the Day - Allegory

[debodun]

Allegory (noun) - a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral one.

“Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck is an allegory about the conflict between a mentally disabled man and a cynical hustler.

 

[mnray]

She wrote in allegorical prose, we could immediately decipher her hidden meaning.

 

[ohioboy]

The Pilgrim's Progress is a 1678 Christian allegory written by John Bunyan.