Many fables are allegorical and teach good lessons. From LearnThat.org.
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We have too, the story of his exploits told in allegorical form. From Wordnik.com. [St. George and Canada] Reference
Peter Wilby reckoned the article had been 'allegorical' - another word for lies. From Wordnik.com. [Paying for the BNP.] Reference
I was hoping that was an "allegorical" kind of flight, but noooo. From Wordnik.com. [Yet Another Early June Trailer for Wanted « FirstShowing.net] Reference
It was the New Statesman that introduced me to the word 'allegorical'. From Wordnik.com. [Another 'New Stateman' Allegory] Reference
That's how Peter Wilby and I finished up on the PM programme, where he described the article as 'allegorical'. From Wordnik.com. [Another 'New Stateman' Allegory] Reference
Not like the last one, where I was trying to prove that the "allegorical" nature of the courtly love-poem was anything but allegorical!. From Wordnik.com. [red dust] Reference
He answered with some kind of allegorical metaphor, in which he referred to traffic light infractions and anybody who speeds and goes past a red light will be fined. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 14, 2009] Reference
Accordingly, any physical description of quantum objects or their behavior based on conventional physical attributes can only be "allegorical" in the sense just defined. From Wordnik.com. [Chaosmic Orders: Nonclassical Physics, Allegory, and the Epistemology of Blake's Minute Particulars.] Reference
Thus Philo's aim was to discover the deeper meaning of the "allegorical" narratives in the Old. From Wordnik.com. [Christentum als mystische Tatsache und die Mysterien des Altertums. English] Reference
The film is also a bit long, and I can see some taking issue with the more "allegorical" scenes (like those with the clock in the beginning). From Wordnik.com. [DVD Verdict] Reference
Now a final word about the political implications of the film itself and the complexities of the kind of allegorical structure we have imputed to it. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Below are four allegorical paintings by Franceschini. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
"Donso" is an allegorical song about hunting, but notice the violin intro. From Wordnik.com. [Oumou Sangare: Sonic And Political Muscle] Reference
The ornaments consist, as in the former case, of allegorical figures of boys. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888] Reference
The result was often deliberately impressionistic and unabashedly allegorical. From Wordnik.com. [‘I Had To Experience Everything For Myself’] Reference
Turn and twist the English language as you will -- be as allegorical as Hebrew, Greek. From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851] Reference
The boss offered him double salary, if he could keep spouting these allegorical nonsenses. From Wordnik.com. [The Roman Twin] Reference
Not only is it long, but its style is mature, highly descriptive, and closely allegorical. From Wordnik.com. [How to Tell Stories to Children, And Some Stories to Tell] Reference
There are also allegorical frescoes, representing very appropriately the virtues and vices. From Wordnik.com. [Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta] Reference
But into the allegorical signification of Mrs Fuller's phoenix, we confess we cannot penetrate. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847.] Reference
Great expectation to be entertained in the allegorical Grub Street of the great American writer. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866] Reference
There's one more intriguing allegorical overtone to the new "Trek," perhaps completely accidental. From Wordnik.com. [We’re All Trekkies Now] Reference
Now, decorate your drawing room with allegorical female figures representing Europe, Asia, Africa and America. From Wordnik.com. [A Chair For All Reasons] Reference
When I am old, I shall have the letters to read evenings, and shall weave an allegorical picture with the hair. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Audiences usually want gripping stories with strong individualized characters rather than allegorical stereotypes. From Wordnik.com. ['Allegro': Revisiting An Experimental Score] Reference
They are accordingly here represented, not only in adjacent windows, but combined by allegorical allusion in the first. From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral Formerly the Collegiate Church of St. Saviour, Otherwise St. Mary Overie. A Short History and Description of the Fabric, with Some Account of the College and the See] Reference
He made no direct mention of his troubles, but those seeking allegorical significance in his words could easily find some. From Wordnik.com. [Charlie Rangel, falling with grace] Reference
Between the two of them, lives are quite allegorical: you can only love someone as much as you are prepared to be loved. From Wordnik.com. [SNAFU (March Paddy Whacker Challenge)] Reference
In the medallions above the five real and mock doors are portraits of Francis I., with the allegorical figures of Might and the. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
When the pupils reproduce the story, it will be well to adhere to the allegorical form, and not attempt to give its significance. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature] Reference
The moralities personified the virtues and vices common to man, and attempted to teach moral lessons by allegorical representations. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide] Reference
It's there in the allegorical standoff between Willem Dafoe and Tom Berenger in "Platoon"; in his demonization of Clay Shaw in "JFK.". From Wordnik.com. [Hollywood's Most Controversial Director Oliver Stone Takes On Our Most Controversial President Richard Nixon] Reference
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