They are not the same.
An allegory is a literary device and an extended metaphor with analogous meaning in perception or abstractions in social,historical or political ideas/events to conceal or reveal a criticism.Metaphor is comparison by identification or substitution two unlike objects/ideas used one for the other.
Allegory is a noun.
Its a metaphor
Which choice is a metaphor?
a metaphor for fast
An allegory is a metaphor extended to the length of a story.
An allegory is a literary device and an extended metaphor with analogous meaning in perception or abstractions in social,historical or political ideas/events to conceal or reveal a criticism.Metaphor is comparison by identification or substitution two unlike objects/ideas used one for the other.
Allegory is an extended metaphor that carries forward a dual meaning involving analogous structure of social,historical and political ideas and events that conceals and reveals to criticize.eg: Orwell's -'Animal Farm' is a political allegory in a fable to reveal the Bolshevik Revolution and Stalins excesses.
Gerd Birkner has written: 'Heilsgewissheit und Literatur' -- subject(s): Allegory, Autobiography, Metaphor, Puritans
Myth and allegory both involve storytelling techniques that use symbolism and metaphor to convey deeper meanings or truths. They can both be used to explore and communicate larger ideas, values, or beliefs within a narrative framework.
Allegory is a form of extended metaphor, in which objects, persons, and actions in a narrative, are equated with the meanings that lie outside the narrative itself. The underlaying meaning has moral, social, religious, or political significance, and characters are often personifications of abstract ideas as charity, greed, or envy. Thus an allegory is a story with tow meanings, a literal meanings and a symbolic meanings.
An allegory is an extended metaphor, or a story with two meaning. One meaning is literal and the other meaning is symbolic. So then, in renaissance art work, a painting of a violin is not simply a painting of a violin, it would have symbolic meaning to the artist that painted the violin.
A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things by stating that one thing is another. It is used to create a vivid image or convey a deeper meaning by drawing a connection between the two things.
The plural of allegory is allegories.
Allegory is a noun.
The type of play that is usually an allegory is often categorized as a symbolic play that represents abstract ideas or moral principles through characters, actions, and events. Allegorical plays use symbolism to convey deeper meanings beyond the literal plot, making them rich in metaphor and allusion.
it's an allegory