n. Function: noun
1 a method of indirect representation (as in literature or art) of ideas or truths FF1C; by allegory such abstractions as love and fear can be depicted FF1E;
Synonyms: figuration, symbolism, symbolization, typification
2 a literary form that tells a story to present a truth or enforce a moral FF1C; Orwell's Animal Farm is a well-known English allegory FF1E;
Synonyms: apologue, fable, myth, parable; compare MYTH 1