" allegories "

 [ "allegory" ]

1: An Allegory is used to tell a story that has characters, a setting, as well as other types of symbols, that have both literal and figurative meanings. The difference between an allegory and a symbol is that an allegory is a complete narrative that conveys abstract ideas to get a point across, while a symbol is a representation of an idea or concept that can have a different meaning throughout a literary work.

  * e.g.,  ... "A Parable is like an allegory because the message has a hidden meaning" 

 [ "allegory" ]

1:  A story used to make a statement or convey a specific meaning. Its setting, characters, and symbols can be interpreted as either figurative or literal.

  * e.g.,  ... The Lord of the Rings is believed by many to be an allegory. 

 [ "allegory" ]

2:  The opposite of a georggebushy.

  * e.g.,  ... The idea of an environmentalist owning a private jet seems like a bit of an allegory to me. 

 [ "Allegory" ]

1: The art of acting like Al Gore

  * e.g.,  ... Mike "Im going to save the environment" 

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1: A story where the characters stand for abstract ideas, for example, good and evil! ~ Brain

  * e.g.,  ... Excerpt from the PBS Kids show Arthur's "Jekyll Jekyll Hyde" ~ "I was acting strange, quite deranged, it was pure allegory!" 

 [ "the allegory of bojangles" ]

1: arising in seattle, wa during early june 2006, the allegorical nature of "mr. bojangles," star of many 1930s shirley temple films as well as subject for a protest song from the 1960s, alludes to the subconscious desire even the most free man has to give his pride away in order to dance a little bit.

  * e.g.,  ... the allegory of bojangles was potent on the dance floor. 

 [ "the allegory of bojangles" ]

2: to bojangle (v.): to dance about life with the same sadness and glib irony as bojangles himself did.

 [ "Allegory of the Cave" ]

1: A sexual act where someone 1) ties their significant other to a bed

  * e.g.,  ... "I wanna give her some Platonic loving." "Get a flashlight and give her the Allegory of the Cave" 

 [ "Allegory of the Cave" ]

2: 2) blindfolds their significant other

 [ "Allegory of the Cave" ]

3: 3) pleasures him/her sexually

 [ "Allegory of the Cave" ]

4: 4) as he/she nears orgasm, removes the blindfold and shines a bright light in his/her face

 [ "allegory" ]

1: Of or relating to Al Gore.

  * e.g.,  ... The South Park episode "ManBearPig" was allegory for how politicians use climate change to drum up attention; that is, the very specific politician Al Gore, which is why the episode is allegory.