Can you Define allegory. Not the short story definition?

A: Allegory (n.) 1 the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence; also: an instance (as in a story or painting) of such expression 2: a symbolic representation : emblem.

Answered by Charles B. - Apr 23 2009, 06:59am
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