FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
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A rhetorical figure that indicates the approach of two terms that refer to different senses.
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A symbol.
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A metaphor.
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A figure of speech that indicates a meaning other than the literal one. s
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Detailed explanation-1: -allegory, a symbolic fictional narrative that conveys a meaning not explicitly set forth in the narrative. Allegory, which encompasses such forms as fable, parable, and apologue, may have meaning on two or more levels that the reader can understand only through an interpretive process.
Detailed explanation-2: -An allegory is a term for a figure of speech. It is a story or picture with a hidden meaning. The characters in allegories are symbols which represent particular ideas. The story has a figurative meaning, not just a literal one.
Detailed explanation-3: -An allegory is a narrative story used to convey an abstract, complex, or dangerous message. How does an allegory work? Allegory works by giving characters and events in the story symbolic meanings. As readers, our attention remains on the surface story while a symbolic story plays out beneath.
Detailed explanation-4: -An allegory has a symbolic and literal meaning. When an abstract idea such as liberty, freedom, envy, greed is expressed through a thing or person is known as an allegory.
Detailed explanation-5: -An allegory is a simple story that represents a larger point about society or human nature, whose different characters may represent real-life figures.