allegorical tale
Story with meaning
An allegorical tale is a story in which characters, events, and settings represent abstract ideas or moral qualities beyond their literal meaning.
The narrative operates on two levels—surface plot and deeper significance.
Bunyan's *Pilgrim's Progress* and Orwell's *Animal Farm* are classic examples.
The fable of the tortoise and the hare is an allegorical tale about persistence.
- exemplumIllustrative moral anecdote
- parableInstructive allegorical narrative
- fableMoral tale with animals
- symbolismRepresenting concepts through images
- hidden meaningUnspoken message beneath surface
Pilgrim's Progress · morality · archetype · symbolic figure · personification · metaphor · didactic · good versus evil · redemption · analogy · beast fable · ethics · dystopia · Everyman · typology · moral lesson · narrative · vignette
allegorical taleescapist fiction
Entertainment through imaginary worlds
pulp fiction · beach read · potboiler · page-turner · genre fiction
allegorical taletrue story
Narrative of actual events
historical record · eyewitness account · reportage · chronicle · memoir