allegory

From: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English | Date: 2008 | Copyright information

allegory • noun   1. Orwell's Animal Farm is an allegory synonyms : parable, fable.
  2. illustrate by allegory synonyms : symbolism, symbol, metaphor, analogy.

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