allegorical
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Her confidante immediately hastens off to write “The Tears of the Comet,” an allegorical tale that decorously recasts certain incidents from his stay.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Yet Gilligan, who created “Breaking Bad” and cast Seehorn in the spinoff series “Better Call Saul,” has delivered a show filled with allegorical temptations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
For Zigmont, the dog is not only an allegorical concern, but also a truly practical one.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025
New Jerusalem itself became somewhat more allegorical, no longer a literal city that would descend from the sky, but just the idea of living in perfection with God.
From Salon • May 26, 2025
Second, these were richly allegorical stories with plenty of incident and emotional impact but without extravagant, over-egged operatic acting to embarrass the English.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Vocabulary lists containing allegorical
Rhetorical Devices
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Rhetorical Devices
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