noun
1.
a method of indirect representation (as in literature or art) of ideas or truths
by allegory such abstractions as love and fear can be depicted
Synonyms: figuration, symbolism, symbolization, typification
2.
a literary form that tells a story to present a truth or enforce a moral
Orwell's Animal Farm is a well-known English allegory
Synonyms: apologue, fable, myth, parable; compare myth 1