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Definition
a fictional story whose characters, items, or events are symbolic to express a deeper meaning
- Other arrangements could be devised according to the tastes or views of those who like allegory or topical reference.Forward (67% in)
- But I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done so since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence.Forward (68% in)
- I think that many confuse 'applicability' with 'allegory'; but the one resides in the freedom of the reader, and the other in the purposed domination of the author.Forward (70% in)
There are no more uses of "allegory" in The Fellowship of the Ring.
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