allegory
US /ˈælɪˌɡɔri, -ˌɡori/
・UK /'æləɡərɪ/
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n.NounExpression of symbolic fictional figures, actions
The principal technique of allegory is personification, whereby abstract qualities are given human shape
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Caravaggio | You choose | The National Gallery, London
- It's been read as an allegory, an allegory of, um, also the sense of touch.
It's been read as an allegory, an allegory of, um, also the sense of touch.
- It's been read as an allegory, an allegory of, um, al the sense of touch.
It's been read as an allegory, an allegory of, um, al the sense of touch.
The Shawshank Redemption
- Themes: Chicago Sun Times film reviewer Roger Ebert suggested that the Shawshank Redemption is an allegory for maintaining one's feeling of self-worth when placed in a hopeless position.
Themes: Chicago Sun Times film reviewer Roger Ebert suggested that the Shawshank Redemption is an allegory for maintaining one's feeling of self-worth when placed in a hopeless position.
- an allegory for maintaining one's feeling of self-worth when placed in a hopeless position.
an allegory for maintaining one's feeling of self-worth when placed in a hopeless position.
The Magicians - Pop Culture Code Talk (S3E1) | Movieclips
- I love when they do terrorism allegory with mostly white people. Mm-hmm.
I love when they do terrorism allegory with mostly white people. Mm-hmm.
- I love when they do terrorism allegory with mostly white people.
I love when they do terrorism allegory with mostly white people.
Would You Take This Bet?
- But what if we just use this as like an allegory for life. You know, it’s not really about
But what if we just use this as like an allegory for life. You know, it’s not really about
- But what if we just use this as an allegory for life?
But what if we just use this as an allegory for life?
Our Need for Connection
- Hodler wasn't painting any one scene⏤he intended his work as an allegory of modern society as a whole, with its absence of community, its lonely cities, and its alienating technologies.
Hodler wasn't painting any one scene⏤he intended his work as an allegory of modern society as a whole, with its absence of community, its lonely cities, and its alienating technologies.
- he intended his work as an allegory of modern society as a whole, with its absence of community, its lonely cities, and
he intended his work as an allegory of modern society as a whole, with its absence of community, its lonely cities, and
Photographing the Nuclear Disaster in Fukushima
- And you really have to look at the nuance and subtlety and maybe use allegory or some of our metaphor to get across the story.
And you really have to look at the nuance and subtlety and maybe use allegory or some of our metaphor to get across the story.
- use allegory or a metaphor to get across a story.
use allegory or a metaphor to get across a story.
The Philosophy of House of Cards – Wisecrack Edition
- One of the first things philosophy students learn is Plato’s allegory of the cave, where we have to disillusion ourselves of the misleading shadows on the wall and discover the "true" world behind them.
One of the first things philosophy students learn is Plato’s allegory of the cave, where we have to disillusion ourselves of the misleading shadows on the wall and discover the "true" world behind them.
- One of the first things philosophy students learn is Plato's Allegory of the Cave, where we have to disillusion ourselves of the misleading shadows on the wall and discover the true world behind them.
One of the first things philosophy students learn is Plato's Allegory of the Cave, where we have to disillusion ourselves of the misleading shadows on the wall and discover the true world behind them.
Why Elemental Bombed At The Box Office
- Well, we'd also just like to note that the film's allegory is a well-covered subject, with its water, cloud, dirt, and
Well, we'd also just like to note that the film's allegory is a well-covered subject, with its water, cloud, dirt, and
- Well, we'd also just like to note that the film's allegory is a well-covered subject,
Well, we'd also just like to note that the film's allegory is a well-covered subject,
How to Become Enlightened | The Philosophy of Plato
- In his Allegory of the Cave, Plato tells a story describing the path from ignorance to enlightenment.
In his Allegory of the Cave, Plato tells a story describing the path from ignorance to enlightenment.
- In his Allegory of the Cave, Plato tells a story describing the path from ignorance to enlightenment.
In his Allegory of the Cave, Plato tells a story describing the path from ignorance to enlightenment.
Palace Of Versailles - France - Full Tourist Guide - Travel & DIscover
- In the centre of the ceiling, there is an allegory of the 18th century.
In the centre of the ceiling, there is an allegory of the 18th century.
- Here, the allegory of Brumaire is by Calais.
Here, the allegory of Brumaire is by Calais.