allegory

Meanings

• noun

  A literary or artistic work in which characters, objects, or events represent abstract ideas or moral principles.

  - "The Pied Piper of Hamelin is an allegory for the dangers of making promises."
  - "In George Orwell's Animal Farm, the pigs represent the corrupt ruling class, and the other animals represent the working class."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈæl.ɘˌɡoʊɹ.i/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with allegory
allery , berry , merry

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Variants

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allegories , allegory

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Etymology

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From Middle English allegorie, from Latin allegoria, from allegorium 'a speaking or explaining by parables or other figures'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'allegory' comes from the Greek word allegoreo, which means 'to speak differently' or 'to veil'.

2. Allegories can be found in various forms of art, including painting, sculpture, and music.

3. Some allegories have become so well-known that the terms used in them have entered common language, such as 'the elephant in the room' or 'a red herring'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Parable: A short allegorical story designed to illustrate a moral or religious lesson.

2. Fable: A short narrative that typically involves animals, and is used to illustrate a moral or truth.

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Quotes

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1. He saw thousands of Buddhas lined up in trays in the tourist shops … some in lead, some in wood, some carved in stone and dressed in a little knitted caps and capes. He came to see in this ubiquitous phenomenon the Buddha's godlike propensity for self-division, the endless fractioning of himself into every perceivable aspect, an "allegory" made by the people of Japan from the cellular process of life.

   - E. L. Doctorow,{it}Loon Lake{/it},1979

2. Luther dismissed this mystical reading of the creative act as mere ""allegory"." But for Augustine the six days are not just a rhetorical trope. They are unlike the figurative language of the curse on the snake. To say that Christ is a shepherd is a metaphor; but to say that he is light is literal, since physical light is a "shadow" of the real light spoken of in Genesis.

   - Garry Wills,{it}Under God{/it},1990

3. The Scarlet Letter is his masterpiece, because of the simplicity of its "allegory" and the grandeur of its colonial, Jacobean setting—and because of its shocking subject so nervously handled. Hester and Dimmesdale are sacred and profane love, subjects for Titian, yet conventionally clothed.

   - Robert Lowell,{it}Collected Prose{/it},1987

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Culture

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Allegories have been used in various cultures and literatures throughout history, including Aesop's Fables, John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, and Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. They have been used to convey moral lessons, social commentary, and philosophical ideas.

How to Memorize "allegory"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the abstract ideas or moral principles being represented by the characters or objects in the allegory.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the characters or objects in the allegory with the abstract ideas or moral principles they represent.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use mnemonic devices such as acronyms or rhymes to help remember the abstract ideas or moral principles.

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