definition of
allegory

[1] #1 allegory n. [fable, parable, apologue] a short moral story (often with animal characters). wn

[2] #2 allegory n. [emblem] a visible symbol representing an abstract idea. wn

[3] #3 allegory n. an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor. wn