allegory allegory /ˈæləˌɡɔːri/

noun

1. () A short moral story (often with animal characters)  ( apologue , fable , exemplum , allegory , parable )
   a short moral story (often with animal characters)
   
   
2. An expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor  ( allegory )
   an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor
    "Animal Farm" by George Orwell is an allegory of the Russian Revolution.
   "Animal Farm" by George Orwell is an allegory of the Russian Revolution.
   
   
3. A visible symbol representing an abstract idea  ( allegory , emblem )
   a visible symbol representing an abstract idea