An allegory is a story, poem, picture or work of art in which the characters, events or settings represent deeper ideas, often about morality, politics, religion or human behaviour. In simple terms, ...

We have grown up reading books and tales with underlying morals. However, these morals and values weren’t explicitly mentioned. Rather, allegories were used that had deep meanings. Allegory is a ...

A long or complicated story with an underlying meaning that differs from the literal or surface meaning. The greatest biblical allegory is the Canticle of Canticles. (Etym. Latin allegoria; from Greek ...