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allegory vs expressive style

expressive style vs allegory

allegory and expressive style both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
allegory Yes No No No
expressive style Yes No No No
As nouns, expressive style is a hypernym of allegory; that is, expressive style is a word with a broader meaning than allegory:
  • allegory: an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor
  • expressive style: a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
Other hypernyms of allegory include style.
allegory (noun) expressive style (noun)
a short moral story (often with animal characters) a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
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 expressive style

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