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Example of an allegory

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Here are some examples:

1. Where there is smoke, there is fire.

2. The grass is alwaays greener on the other side.

3. Life is a journey, not a destination.

4. Every dog has its day.

5. Don't cry wolf.

6. That's just sour grapes.

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Plato wrote the Allegory of the Cave where man is in darkness and is blinded when he is moved to the light.

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