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'''Allegory''' is the use of a fictional story to explain, criticize, or explore real-world events or persons.
'''Allegory''' is the use of a fictional story to explain, criticize, or explore real-world events or persons. In the [[Bible]], [[Jesus]]' [[parable]]s are examples of allegories, and some consider the bride and groom in the [[Song of Solomon]] to be an allegory for Jesus and the [[Church]].
In modern literature, ''[[Animal Farm]]'' by [[George Orwell]] is a good example of an allegorical [[novel]]. It uses animal characters to tell the story of [[Communism]] in the [[Soviet Union]], from the revolution to the rise of [[Stalin]].
==See also==
* [[Metaphor]]
[[category:Literature]]
[[category:Literature]]