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a story or picture that conveys a hidden meaning

fable, parable, allegory, apologue(noun)

a short moral story (often with animal characters)

emblem, allegory(noun)

a visible symbol representing an abstract idea

allegory(noun)

an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor

a story intended to teach a basic truth or moral about life

Dr. Seuss's story "The Sneetches" is a telling allegory about tolerance for people's differences

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