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An allegory refers to the use of symbols. Symbols can be seen, and are used to represent things that can't be seen or can't be done. But the use of symbols makes it look like these particular things can be seen or done.
For example, God appears to Adam and Eve as a formless, invisible Voice. The Voice actually represents the all powerful God, who sees but can't be seen, speaks and can be spoken to. In the way of another example, the sinister serpent speaks in Genesis 3:1, 4-5. But slithering snakes don't speak. In Genesis, the slimy serpent actually represents the Devil, who has the power of speech.
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What best defines allegory?
An allegory is a metaphor extended to the length of a story.
How do you use allegory in a sentence?
The story is an allegory for man's struggle with nature.
On a crossword puzzle what is the answer to a symbolic story?
A symbolic story is an allegory.
Why should you not believe in myths?
Generally myths are religious stories told to explain an event that otherwise cannot be explained. Every Greek myth explained an event, either in moral or in allegory. Those events can all be explained now, so the reason behind the story is generally no longer relavent. Example: The story of Apollo and Daphne was an allegory for why the dew disappeared when the sun rose. We know now that the reason is evaporation, so the whole reason for the story is now moot. Religion was really just a means to explain the unexplainable for those people. Since we have a deeper understanding of the world, it could be argued that their myths are obsolete.
What is an 8 letter word for a symbolic story?
allegory
What does the term 'allegory' mean in art?
Anallegoryis a picture, story or poem that can beinterpretedto reveal a hidden meaning.Aesop'sfables are examples of allegory.
A story in which the characters and events are all symbolic is known as?
An allegory. In an allegory, characters, events, and settings are used to represent abstract ideas, moral values, or historical events. The story often has a deeper or hidden meaning beyond the literal interpretation.
Taken as a whole the story The Gift of the Magi can be seen as?
an allegory
A story that represents general concepts or moral qualities is?
an allegory.
Golden kite and the silver wind?
The golden kite, the silver wind is an allegory based on the cold war. An allegory is a story written to teach or describe a lesson. In ancient china , this story setting.
What would most likely be found in an allegory?
An allegory is a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one..
What are the characteristics of an allegory?
To help create a thought through things and places. By not putting it out there in plain sight.
