Meaning Allegory
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  one to one simplistic representation within a defined system  (for example, Faith in Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown")
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An allegory is the description of a subject in the guise of another subject. An allegorical painting might include figures emblematic of different emotional states of mind – for example envy or love – [..]
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The word derives from the Greek allegoria ("speaking otherwise"). The term loosely describes any writing in verse or prose that has a double meaning. This narrative acts as an extend [..]
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n. The setting forth of a subject under the guise of another subject of aptly suggestive likeness.
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Allegory is similar to metaphor, but is usually more elaborate. In an allegorical narrative, each character (or, sometimes, object) has both a literal meaning and a consistent metaphorical meaning, an [..]
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the saying of one thing and meaning another. Sometimes this trope works by an extended metaphor ('the ship of state foundered on the rocks of inflation, only to be salvaged by the tugs of monetar [..]
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An extended metaphor in which the characters, places, and objects in a narrative carry figurative meaning. Often an allegory’s meaning is religious, moral, or historical in nature. John Bunyan’s The P [..]
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story in which the characters and events are used to symbolize deeper or more profound meaning.
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A literary feature that seeks to convey a particular meaning or message. Symbols of ideas of human experience or political/historical situation.
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A figurative work in which a surface narrative carries a secondary, symbolic or metaphorical meaning. In The Faerie Queene, for example, Red Cross Knight is a heroic knight in the literal narrative, b [..]
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A pattern of reference in the work which evokes a parallel action of abstract ideas. Usually allegory uses recognisable types, symbols and narrative patterns to indicate that the meaning of the text is to be found not in the represented world but in a body of traditional thought, or in an extra-literary context.
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– ALL-LEH-GORY (Gr. allos "other" + agoreuein "to speak") A work that is composed so that its apparent sense can also refer to another different sense at the same t [..]
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Symbolic representation of an idea, concept, or truth. In art, allegories are often expressed through symbolic fictional figures, such as “Columbia,” a woman who represents America; or Father Time, an [..]
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A form of extended metaphor in which objects, persons, and actions in a narrative are equated with meanings that lie outside of the narrative itself. There is a surface level story line, against which [..]
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A story which represents an idea or belief. An allegory can be religious or political. The most famous example of an allegorical work in English literature is John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progres [..]
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A story in which the characters and events extend beyond the confines of their story to represent an object lesson to readers.
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a comðarison which is protracted and sustained with a double meaning metaphorically implied. Allegory is often used in fables, parables and fiction. 2. Alliteration
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A story in prose fiction, poetry, drama or visual language that has more than one level of meaning. The characters, events and situations can represent other characters, events and situations. For exa [..]
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 – a pattern of using symbols in prose or poetry to tell a story in a story
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A form of symbolism involving concrete persons, objects, and/or actions meant to represent ideas, concepts, or processes of a more abstract, intangible or spiritual sort. An allegory seeks to create a [..]
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"A form of extended metaphor in which objects and persons in a narrative, either in prose or verse, are equated with meanings that lie outside the narrative itself. Thus it represents one thing in the guise of another--an abstraction in that of a concrete image. The characters are usually personifications of abstract qualities....&quot [..]
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Interpreting religious texts sybmolically.
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mostly a literary term, but taken in film terms to mean a suggestive resemblance or correspondence between a visible event or character in a film with other more significant or abstract levels of mean [..]
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A story in which ideas are represented or personified as actions, people, or things. Example: Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan.
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used only in Gal. 4:24, where the apostle refers to the history of Isaac the free-born, and Ishmael the slave-born, and makes use of it allegorically.Every parable is an allegory. Nathan (2 Sam. 12:1- [..]
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a figure of speech, which has been defined by Bishop Marsh, in accordance with its etymology as, "a representation of one thing which is intended to excite the representation of another thing.&qu [..]
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A narrative that can be interpreted literally but which also has at least one symbolic meaning, usually expressing or elucidating an abstract idea or moral principle (example: Pilgrim's Progress [..]
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From Greek allos meaning "other" and agora meaning gathering place (especially the marketplace). In times past, it was common to do one's chatting at the marketplace. Some of the topics [..]
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A poem in which the characters or descriptions convey a hidden symbolic or moral message. For example, the various knights in The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser are allegorical representations [..]
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(n) an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor(n) a short moral story (often with animal characters)(n) a v [..]
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(Gk. allegorein, "say differently") A work of art which represents some abstract quality or idea, either by means of a single figure (personification) or by grouping objects and figures toge [..]
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work of art that treats one subject in the guise of another. An allegoric photograph usually illustrates a subject that embodies a moral "inner meaning".
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a story or image that has a symbolic meaning. It may be a figure of a person who stands for a concept such as love, death, peace, wealth or justice.
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a narrative technique in which characters represent things or abstract concepts to convey a message or to teach a lesson. Allegory is usually used to teach moral, ethical, or religious lessons, but it [..]
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In the context of painting and sculpture, symbolic or underlying meaning conveyed by an image or images beyond the obvious visual arrangement. Allegorical works are exclusive in that they require educ [..]
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In the context of painting and sculpture, an image or images intended by the artist to have underlying meaning or a story line behind the obvious visual arrangement. Allegorical works are exclusive in [..]
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The literal content or story of a work that stands for abstract ideas, suggesting a parallel, deeper, symbolic sense.
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An allegory is an image that illustrates a particular concept, idea or story within a work of art.
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A work of art which represents some abstract quality or idea, either by means of a single figure (personification) or by grouping objects and figures together. Renaissance allegories make frequent all [..]
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The representation of abstract principles by characters or figures. A picture, book, or other form of communication using such representation. A symbolic representation which can be interpreted [..]
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An image or story that refers to a related or overarching concept, such as good or evil, which typically reflects truths or generalizations about human experience.
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An allegory is a story with (count 'em) two levels of meaning. First, there's the surface of the story. You know, the characters and plot and all that obvious stuff. Then there's the sy [..]
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As a literary device, an allegory is a metaphor whose vehicle may be a character, place or event, representing real-world issues and occurrences. Allegory (in the sense of the practice and use of alle [..]
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In the mathematical field of category theory, an allegory is a category that has some of the structure of the category of sets and binary relations between them. Allegories can be used as an abstracti [..]
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Allegory is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Filippino Lippi, executed around 1498. It is now housed in the Uffizi Gallery of Florence. The work had been variously assigned, from Leonardo [..]
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late 14c., from Old French allegorie (12c.), from Latin allegoria, from Greek allegoria "figurative language, description of one thing under the image of another," literally "a speaking [..]
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Allegory [N] [B] [S]used only in Galatians 4:24 , where the apostle refers to the history of Isaac the free-born, and Ishmael the slave-born, and makes use of it allegorically. Every parable is an all [..]
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Allegory in art is when the subject of the artwork, or the various elements that form the composition, is used to symbolize a deeper moral or spiritual meaning such as life, death, love, virtue, justi [..]
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A symbolic narrative in which the surface details imply a secondary meaning. Allegory often takes the form of a story in which the characters represent moral qualities. The most famous example in English is John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress
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a literary work, whether in verse or prose, in which characters, action, and even aspects of setting signify (or serve as symbols for) a second, correlated order of concepts, persons, and actions. One [..]
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