ALLEGORY


Meaning of ALLEGORY in English

[noun] - (the style of) a story, play, poem, picture, etc. in which the characters and events represent particular qualities or ideas, related to some moral, religious or political meaningThe play can be read as allegory. [U]Saint Augustine's 'City of God' is an allegory of the triumph of Good over Evil. [C]

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.