allegory
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Aristotle was interesting and systematic, but he never created anything with the extraordinary richness and depth of Plato’s Allegory of the Cave.
From Scientific American • Jun. 23, 2023
Socrates explains this relationship through a famous allegory, “The Allegory of the Cave.”
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
In 2010, Mr. Salort-Pons borrowed a 17th century painting valued at $500,000, “An Allegory of Autumn,” attributed to the circle of the French artist Nicolas Poussin.
From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2020
The "Matrix" trilogy is a retelling of Plato's "Allegory of the Cave."
From Salon • Nov. 3, 2019
I lie in bed and pick up Plato’s Republic and skim the Allegory of the Cave as I seethe.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
Vocabulary lists containing allegory
100 SAT Words Beginning with "A"
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 3
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