ALLEGORY

Presented by:
Jae Anne Magsanay
Shaina Abbas
 Allegory

Is a figure of speech in which abstract ideas and

principles are described in terms of characters,
figures, and events. It can be employed in prose and
poetry to tell a story with a purpose of teaching
an idea or principle. The objective is to preach some
kind of moral lesson.
 Allegory

A one-to-one correspondence between a

series of abstract ideas and a series of images
presented in the form of a story or narrative.

Allegory “both conceals and reveals”.

Example: George Orwell's Animal Farm