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Filed by Aine MacDermot

Allegory : A literary device, an allegory is a story or a description in which events or characters stand for meanings not visible on the surface. An allegory treats one subject by disguising it as another. Allegorical characters often represent moral virtues or vices (such as Truth, Conscience, or Reason), rather than imitating human personality. Similar to the fable, the parable, and the morality play, the allegory is no longer widely used.