allegorical
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Nathaniel Hawthorne set this brooding, allegorical work in mid-19th-century Salem, Mass., a town cursed by the crimes of the witch trials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
“The allegorical possibilities,” Ms. Tatar writes, “are nearly endless.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Jonas adds, “It’s allegorical in nature. What if I could just take this man and chain him up? It’s making that literal for us to watch. It’s about that female id deep inside of us.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
For Zigmont, the dog is not only an allegorical concern, but also a truly practical one.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 9, 2025
The balconies of the old buildings hung over my head like dark branches in an allegorical forest of evil.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Vocabulary lists containing allegorical
Rhetorical Devices
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Rhetorical Devices
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