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allegory vs Aesop's fables

Aesop's fables vs allegory

allegory and Aesop's fables both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
allegory Yes No No No
Aesop's fables Yes No No No
As nouns, Aesop's fables is a hyponym of allegory; that is, Aesop's fables is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than allegory:
  • allegory: a short moral story (often with animal characters)
  • Aesop's fables: a collection of fables believed to have been written by the Greek storyteller Aesop
allegory (noun) Aesop's fables (noun)
a short moral story (often with animal characters) a collection of fables believed to have been written by the Greek storyteller Aesop
an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor
a visible symbol representing an abstract idea
Difference between allegory and Aesop's fables

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