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Allegory

By Mark Flanagan, About.com

Definition: A story in which things and people represent something entirely other -- perhaps an idea or a philosophy. Allegories typically contain within a moral or lesson.
Examples:
George Orwell's "Animal Farm" is an allegorical tale in which farm animals represent Communist Russia. The pigs symbolize the government; the dogs are the police force; and the rest of the animals symbolize the working class.

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