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Examples Help!
What is the
definition of Allegory?
How do you define Allegory? What is an Allegory? The word
derives from the Greek word allegoria meaning "speaking
otherwise". . Plural: allegories. The
definition of Allegory is as follows:
English Grammar &
Terminology
Definition of Allegory - a poetic device |
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Definition: An Allegory is
a narrative having a second meaning beneath the
surface one - a story with two meanings, a literal
meaning and a symbolic meaning. An expressive style
that uses fictional characters and events to
describe some subject by suggestive resemblances
An allegory is a prolonged
metaphor, a double meaning
Synonyms: apologue,
emblem, fable, parable |
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Definition of Allegory
- a poetic device |
Examples of Allegory in Poems
& Poetry
Poems with Allegory
examples can be found by the most famous poets including Plato,
Poe and Spenser.
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The Allegory
of the Cave
by Plato
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The Masque
of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe
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The Fairie
Queen by Edmund Spenser
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Treasure
Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
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Young
Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Pilgrim's
Progress by John Bunyan
Plato's allegory of
the cave
Plato's
allegory of the cave: The cave in which the prisoners sit is our
bodies. Plato believes that the soul is trapped in the body, and
if we can travel with our soul to the exit of the cave, we can
see true reality. He talks about breaking out of the chains and
leaving the cave - which although is desirable is also scary so
many prisoners do not really want to leave.
Examples Help! Use
of Allegory in Poems & Poetry
Examples of Allegory can
be found in many examples of the poem, poems or poetry. Famous
poets use this figure of speech to convey and emphasize unusual
and vivid images. The use of strong word association changes the
mode of thought and adds variation, embellishment and adornment
to literary works.
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Figures of Speech - Allegory
In Figurative Language we use words in such a way that they
differ somewhat from ordinary every-day speech and convey
meanings in a more vivid and impressive manner. Figures, like
Allegory make speech more effective, they beautify and emphasize it
in Rhetoric which is the art of speaking and writing
effectively. Figures of speech such as Allegory use word association
to convey emotion and mood often in a non-literal sense.
Examples Help! Using
Allegory
Figures of
speech such as Allegory adds adornment, beautifies, colors, elegant
variation, embellishment, embroidery, emphasis, exaggeration,
exclamation, flourish, floweriness, irony, lushness and
luxuriance to the English language. This page providing facts
and info about Figures of Speech will help with the
understanding of this subject. |
