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In a big <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/village-vs-town/">city</a> lived two powerful families, <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/a-vs-the/">the</a> Joneses, and the Smiths, in giant mansions. The families <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/where-vs-were/">were</a> rivals in almost every aspect. The people of each family were suspicious of the <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/others-plural/">other’s</a> intentions and <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-tense-of-think/">thought</a> they were perennially up <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/to-vs-too/">to</a> no good.</p> <p>Each group perceived the other as a threat to its interests, way of life, and existence. So both families spent enormous amounts of money to stockpile opposing tools to serve as a deterrent against potential threats. </p> <p>At the same time, they also influenced other families to be <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/a-part-or-apart/">a part</a> of their social and business circle, forming two major factions in the city. They also undermined their adversary’s reputation and standing in the city whenever possible. </p> <p>The above narrative is a <a href="https://www.masterclass.com/articles/what-is-allegory-types-of-allegory-in-writing-and-5-tips-on-using-allegory-in-writing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">short allegory</a> for the cold war between the USA and the erstwhile USSR in the post-World War II era.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="797" height="796" src="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-25-at-1.00.18-PM.png" alt="Allegory" class="wp-image-3266" srcset="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-25-at-1.00.18-PM.png 797w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-25-at-1.00.18-PM-300x300.png 300w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-25-at-1.00.18-PM-768x767.png 768w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-25-at-1.00.18-PM-551x550.png 551w" sizes="(max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px" /><figcaption>Allegory</figcaption></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="what-is-an-allegory"></span>What is an Allegory?<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <p>An allegory is a narrative approach that communicates complex ideas in a familiar context. Writers <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-tense-of-have/">have</a> often used allegories to create social awareness and enable the discerning to understand truths about human life and the world they inhabit.</p> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Type</strong></td><td>Classical</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Type</strong></td><td>Biblical</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Type</strong></td><td>Medieval</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Type</strong></td><td>Modern</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="definition"></span><strong>Definition</strong><span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p>An allegory is a <a href="https://literaryterms.net/allegory/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">literary technique</a> or artistic method that symbolically conveys abstract, hidden, and moral meanings <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/threw-vs-through/">through</a> different genres or works of art.</p> <p>The literary genres encompass fiction <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/comma-before-such-as/">such as</a> short stories, plays, novels or epics, and poetry. Allegories are also expressed artistically through paintings, pictures, murals, and sculptures.</p> <p>The term “allegory” is derived from the Latin “<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/allegoria">allegoria</a>” <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/comma-before-which/">which</a> comes from Greek. It means veiled or figurative words that suggest something different along with its obvious sense.</p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <p class="has-text-align-center"><strong>Watch a short video lesson</strong></p> <figure class="wp-block-video aligncenter"><video controls src="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/allegory-1.mp4"></video><figcaption>Click to watch.</figcaption></figure> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <p>The allegorical story <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/has-vs-have/">has</a> its own plot, setting, and characters and can be <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-tense-of-read/">read</a> as a standalone tale. However, a deeper analysis reveals the subtle significance of each event, personality, and circumstance. </p> <p>The writer uses characters and events figuratively to represent concepts or situations related to politics, religion, and spirituality. The allegory expresses something not readily apparent or <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/may-vs-can/">may</a> be controversial to discuss openly.</p> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Word</strong></td><td><strong>Definition</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Allegory (<a href="https://grammarbrain.com/noun/">noun</a>) /ˈaləˌɡôrē/</td><td>a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="synonyms"></span><strong>Synonyms</strong><span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Fable</li><li>Parable</li><li>Saga</li><li>Apologue</li><li>Emblem</li><li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/metaphor/">Metaphor</a></li><li>Fiction</li><li>Simile </li><li>Illustration</li></ul> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="fable"></span>Fable<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p>A fable is a short story in which animals, plants, or <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/inanimate-object/">inanimate objects</a> are attributed to human qualities.</p> <p>The stories impart lessons about the importance of leading a moral life. The most familiar example of this genre is Aesop’s Fables.</p> <p>An allegory is often referred to as a fable though the two genres differ at times. An allegory has a much broader connotation and includes fables as one of its sub-types.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="parable"></span>Parable<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p>A parable is similar to a fable but with actual human characters. It, too, serves a didactic purpose and teaches the reader about <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/ethics-vs-morals/">ethics</a> and values. </p> <p>Examples of parables include “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boy_Who_Cried_Wolf">The Boy who cried Wolf</a>” and “<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2010%3A25-37&version=NIV">The Good Samaritan</a>.”</p> <p><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allegory#learn-more" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fables and parables</a> are sometimes called naïve allegories as the characters are not fully three-dimensional or realistic and epitomize a moral trait. </p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="apologue"></span>Apologue<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p>An apologue or apology is a narrative with dramatic and often exaggerated elements to convince the reader about some lesson about life in general. </p> <p>The apologue often uses satire and rhetorical arguments to convey the message. The stories about Br’er Rabbit in African American folklore exemplify apologue.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="emblem"></span>Emblem<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p>An emblem is an allegorical image, often with an inscribed dictum, that symbolizes a quality or stands for the justification of authority. </p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="antonyms"></span><strong>Antonyms</strong><span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p>An allegory is considered a <a href="https://www.britannica.com/art/allegory-art-and-literature" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">fictional narrative</a> as it primarily uses stories to convey abstract meanings.</p> <p>This distinction is not concrete, as allegories sometimes incorporate historical events and personalities—this a point for the philologists and literature aficionados to argue.</p> <p>However, any literature that comes under non-fiction comprising details that <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/personal-pronouns/">you</a> can verify is an <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/antonym/">antonym</a> of allegory. This includes anything which has taken place and is recorded in some form.  </p> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Fact</li><li>History</li><li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/anecdote/">Anecdote</a></li><li>Record</li><li>Archive</li><li>Chronicle</li><li>Biography or autobiography</li></ul> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img decoding="async" width="944" height="1024" src="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-2-944x1024.png" alt="" class="wp-image-2294" srcset="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-2-944x1024.png 944w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-2-277x300.png 277w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-2-768x833.png 768w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-2-507x550.png 507w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-2.png 1344w" sizes="(max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px" /><figcaption>Medieval walled garden combining a grassy and shaded pleasure area with an herb garden, illumination from a 15th-century French manuscript of the <em>Roman de la rose</em> (“Romance of the Rose”); in the British Museum.</figcaption></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="types-of-allegory"></span>Types of Allegory<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <p>Allegories are categorized according to the institution that encouraged extensive <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/use-vs-utilize/">use</a> of the literary device.</p> <p>Sometimes the classification is also based on the context in which the technique is used, such as historical or conceptual allegories and <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/personification/">personification</a> or symbolic allegories.</p> <p>The different <a href="https://www.scribophile.com/academy/what-is-allegory" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">types of allegories</a>, according to the school of thought, are:</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="classical-allegory"></span><strong>Classical Allegory</strong><span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p>The first recorded use of allegories <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/how-to-write-dates/">dates</a> from the classical age of ancient Greece and Rome. </p> <p>The legendary Greek poet Homer is considered the pioneer among the early authors who used allegories in their writings. In the epic poem the Illiad, Homer mentions Phobos as the personification and deity of fear and Deimos of terror.</p> <p>Other classical poets, such as Plato and the Roman philosopher Cicero, are famous for using allegories. Plato’s Cave in his philosophical work The Republic is a well-known example of allegory.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img decoding="async" width="600" height="1024" src="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-3-600x1024.png" alt="" class="wp-image-2295" srcset="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-3-600x1024.png 600w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-3-176x300.png 176w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-3-768x1311.png 768w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-3-900x1536.png 900w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-3-322x550.png 322w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-3.png 937w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /><figcaption>Title page from <em>The Pilgrim’s Progress</em> by <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/john-and-i-or-john-and-me/">John</a> Bunyan (1678).</figcaption></figure></div> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Allegory of Plato’s Cave</h4> <p>The allegory describes a group of people who are chained in a cave. The people can only view shadows of objects cast on a wall in front of them <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/bye-vs-by/">by</a> a fire behind them. The people take the shadows or whatever they can perceive by their senses to be their reality. </p> <p>The people do not comprehend the illusionary nature of their world. A person from the group manages to escape from his bonds and can view the truth. </p> <p>However, the others remain adamant about the veracity of their distorted view after he tries to tell them about the actual state of affairs. The cave and its inhabitants represent the deluded perceptions of human beings and the limits of the senses in grasping reality.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="biblical-allegory"></span><strong>Biblical Allegory</strong><span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p>Early Christian theologians such as Origen and Augustine of Hippo frequently interpreted the Bible in allegorical terms. The themes explore the eternal struggle between <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/lite-vs-light/">light</a> and darkness or good and evil</p> <p>Other allegories include the symbolism of the Vine and its proliferation in the Old Testament, which stands for Israel’s settlement of the Promised Land. The Eagle’s acquisition of the vine represents the Israelites’ exile to Babylon.</p> <p>The Roman poet <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prudentius">Prudentius</a> made extensive use of allegories in his work, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychomachia">Psychomania</a> in which the virtues and vices are personified and engaged in a fight. The forces of good represented as Modesty, Purity, Soberness, and Hope, fight the evil legions comprising Conceit, Anger, Greed, and Faithlessness.</p> <p>Allegorical interpretation of the Bible has a long tradition stemming from Judaism. The allegorical method is among the four senses of interpreting the Bible.</p> <p>The first sense includes literal or historical interpretation in terms of records. The second sense is allegorical or typological, which seeks to link the happenings in Christ’s life recounted in the New Testament with the parables in the Old Testament. The third sense is moral or instructive, while the fourth deals with the future in terms of prophecies.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="medieval-allegory"></span><strong>Medieval Allegory</strong><span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p>Most <a href="https://prowritingaid.com/Allegory" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">allegorical stories</a> in medieval times come from a long tradition of folklore, myths, and legends. Wandering bards and minstrels conveyed the tales in villages and towns throughout Europe.</p> <p>Aesop’s Fables is a compilation of stories known across different regions and cultures in antiquity.</p> <p>The allegory <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/was-vs-were/">was</a> a popular literary device in medieval times. This <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/when-to-use-periods/">period</a> is known for the increased use of typology in addressing the apparent incongruities between the Old and New Testaments. For example, the story of Jonah and the whale was interpreted as heralding Christ’s burial and resurrection after three days.</p> <p>The Italian painter <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sano_di_Pietro">Sano di Pietro’s</a> painting of Christ on the cross depicts a pelican feeding its chicks with blood from a self-inflicted wound. The painting was interpreted as an allegory of Christ’s sacrifice for sustaining the world.</p> <p>The allegory was a popular literary device in medieval times. This period is known for the increased use of typology in addressing the apparent incongruities between the Old and New Testaments. For example, the story of Jonah and the whale was interpreted as heralding Christ’s burial and resurrection after three days.</p> <p>Philosophers in this period often <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/seen-vs-saw/">saw</a> nature as an allegory of religion. Interpreting animals, trees and inanimate objects in terms of Christian virtues was a common theme. The activities of animals, harvests, and seasons were considered symbols of Divine forces representing cooperation and harmony prevalent in nature.</p> <p>Allegories <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/loss-vs-lost/">lost</a> precedence in literature in the late medieval period with the advent of the scientific temperament among people such as Galileo, heralding the scientific age.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="modern-allegory"></span><strong>Modern Allegory</strong><span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p>Allegories are enjoying a revival in modern times, not only in literature but also in movies. </p> <p>A writer may <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/choose-vs-chose/">choose</a> to convey subtle commentary through an allegorical story such as George Orwell’s Animal Farm or 1984. However, the allegorical meaning need not always be consciously intended on the writer’s part. </p> <p>Several literary works today are considered as allegories <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/despite-vs-in-spite-of/">despite</a> the authors denying that they were written as such. So an allegory can be the reader discovering an ulterior meaning according to one’s viewpoint.</p> <p>A new term, “allegoresis,” describes the reader or viewer interpreting any literature or a movie as an allegory.  </p> <p>Examples of <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allegoresis">allegoresis</a> include C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia and J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. While the <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/former-vs-latter/">former</a> is considered a Biblical allegory, the latter is considered an interpretation of World War I.</p> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sneetches_and_Other_Stories">Dr. Seuss’ The Sneetches</a> is often considered an allegory for racial discrimination, among other prejudices. William Golding’s Lord of the <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/flys-or-flies/">Flies</a>, too, is rich with allegories covering political and social issues.</p> <p>Filmmakers currently prefer <a href="https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-an-allegory-definition/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">allegorical themes</a> as an effective way to deal with contemporary concerns. </p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Some movies with a possible allegorical interpretation for modern times include:</h4> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>The Lion King</li><li>Inside Out</li><li>Avatar</li><li>The Truman Show</li><li>Inception</li><li>Metropolis</li><li>Fight Club</li><li>Pan’s Labyrinth</li></ul> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="poetry-and-fiction"></span><strong>Poetry and Fiction</strong><span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p>Allegories have always been a favored literary device of poets. Examples of allegories in poetry abound from classical times to the present. </p> <p>Medieval poets often used symbolic allegory to convey complex ideas with an emphasis on <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/subjective-vs-objective/">subjective</a> interpretation according to the reader’s mindset. The French poem Roman de la rose influenced several poets in the middle ages of its technique involving personification and multiple potential meanings.  </p> <p>In Dante’s The Divine Comedy, Virgil’s character has a dual interpretation as the author of the Aeneid and symbolizes the intellect.</p> <p>Edmund Spenser’s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Faerie_Queene">Faerie Queene</a> is among the first allegorical poems in English. The poem noted for the Spenserian stanza also includes a subtle commentary on the political situation during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. The poem also upholds Christian virtues as a means of attaining salvation from <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/passed-vs-past/">past</a> misdemeanors conveyed through the examples of Arthurian knights.  </p> <p>John Bunyan’s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pilgrim%27s_Progress">The Pilgrim’s Progress</a> tracks the journey of Christians from his hometown to the Celestial City. The story is a straight allegory symbolizing the soul’s journey as it struggles with worldly temptations, sins, and false prophets along the way. </p> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is an allegorical novel describing the economic and political events in the U.S. at the beginning of the twentieth century.</li></ul> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>The works of Franz Kafka, such as The Metamorphosis and The Trial, are often cited as examples of allegories in which human beings struggle futilely against forces beyond their comprehension.</li></ul> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is an allegory for the persecution of suspected soviet forces in the U.S.</li></ul> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is an allegory about the tug of war between each individual’s rational aspects and bestial instincts.</li></ul> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="understanding-allegory-vs-metaphor"></span>Understanding Allegory vs. Metaphor<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <p>The difference between an allegory and a metaphor is more of quantity than quantity. </p> <p>A metaphor is a short figure of speech that describes in a few words a living, inanimate, or abstract entity by referring to something else as a symbol or analogy.</p> <p>An allegory, on the other hand, is an entire literary piece that may contain several metaphors to convey multiple symbolisms.  </p> <p>An allegory has more scope to convey several ideas with plot, characters, and setting. A metaphor has limited scope and is not necessarily <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/used-to/">used to</a> impart some lesson, unlike an allegory.</p> <p>An <a href="https://literarydevices.net/allegory/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">allegory is created</a> by connecting different metaphors to weave a whole story in which abstract concepts, socio-political issues, and religious parables converge.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="examples"></span><strong>Examples</strong><span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>The <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/what-is-a-sentence/">sentence</a>, “My friend’s house is a prison for teenagers,” contains a metaphor. The house is <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/compared-to-or-compared-with/">compared to</a> prison to indicate the lack of freedom required for teens.</li></ul> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>The story of The <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/plural-of-tortoise/">Tortoise</a> and <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/bunny-vs-rabbit/">Hare</a> from Aesop’s Fables is an allegory.</li></ul> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>The fable Animal Farm contains several metaphors, such as the sentence, “No animal escapes the cruel knife in the end.” The fable itself is an allegory symbolizing the totalitarian government in the former USSR.</li></ul> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="understanding-allegory-vs-symbolism"></span>Understanding Allegory vs. Symbolism<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <p>Symbolism means the use of objects or characters to express abstract concepts. An allegory is a narration made up of several symbols to convey subtler meaning to the reader than what’s literal.</p> <p>While an allegory always contains symbolism, the use of symbols does not always make a work of art an allegory. A writer or artist may include a symbol in a story or picture without allegorical motives.   </p> <p>For example, a red rose symbolizes love in any story or poem.</p> <p>A <a href="https://www.grammarly.com/blog/allegory/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">typical allegory</a> contains a moral theme or message within the framework of a story. The theme is conveyed through symbols such as the esoteric concepts in religious scriptures or different virtues. </p> <p>The writer often includes symbols to personify the aspects while deriving the situations from contemporary culture to serve as a vehicle for the ideas.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="examples-2"></span><strong>Examples</strong><span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>In the Pilgrim’s Progress, the protagonist’s journey is an allegory for the soul’s path to reach heaven or attain salvation. The protagonist, Christian, is a symbol of a devout follower of Jesus Christ.</li></ul> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>In Robert Browning’s poem “My Last Duchess,” the poet uses the symbolism of Neptune taming a sea horse to depict the ruthless character of the Duke of Ferrera. However, the poem is not an allegory despite containing several symbols.</li></ul> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="common-questions"></span>Common Questions<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <p>Common questions about allegories.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="what-is-%e2%80%9canimal-farm%e2%80%9d-an-allegory-for"></span><strong>What is “Animal Farm” an allegory for?</strong><span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p>George Orwell’s Animal Farm is the best-known allegorical novel with a political theme. The novel is also a fable as it uses anthropomorphism or animals having human attributes.</p> <p>The animals on a farm come together to overthrow the despotic owner. The animals <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/then-vs-than/">then</a> seek to <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-tense-of-run/">run</a> the farm together as a cooperative effort. However, the pigs in charge of the farm turn out to be even more oppressive, not to mention hypocritical.  </p> <p>On a deeper symbolic level, the story is a political allegory portraying the Russian Revolution. During the revolution, the Bolsheviks took over the government from the Czar. The pigs represent the revolution’s leaders, such as Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, and Leon Trotsky. </p> <p>The ideology under which the animals come together in the spirit of collective effort stands for communism. The animals are a symbol of the proletariat or workers.</p> <p>The novel’s message is not just to show the shortcomings of communism but also that in politics, the more the changes, the more things remain the same or become worse.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="what-is-the-allegory-in-%e2%80%9cyoung-goodman-brown%e2%80%9d"></span><strong>What is the allegory in “Young Goodman Brown”?</strong><span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p>Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story Young Goodman Brown is an allegory that focuses on the underbelly of society and the dark side of human nature. In the story, young Goodman Brown leaves Faith, his wife whom he has married recently, to run some errands in the forest. </p> <p>In the forest, he runs into an evil figure, who deludes him by showing him the “truth” about how the world functions. In this process, Goodman Brown loses his innocence and becomes a cynic. The allegory is about the <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/are-seasons-capitalized/">fall</a> of human beings if faith is forsaken due to some irrational urge.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="what-is-the-allegory-with-venus-and-cupid"></span><strong>What is the allegory with Venus and Cupid?</strong><span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p>Agnolo Bronzino’s An Allegory of Venus and Cupid is a painting from the Late Renaissance period. The painting depicts several characters, such as Time, Folly, Venus, and Cupid.</p> <p>The painting illustrates a risqué theme with erotic imagery. The central characters in the painting are Cupid, the <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/god-plural/">god</a> of desire, and Venus, the goddess of love, with several figures in the background.</p> <p>Scholars are unsure about what the allegory implies. Most interpretations involve the dangers of immoral and licentious behavior. Another interpretation is about the cycle of time and its ravages while the drama of human life plays out in its different phases.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="what-is-the-%e2%80%9callegory-of-the-planets-and-continents%e2%80%9d-rococo"></span><strong>What is the “Allegory of the Planets and Continents” (Rococo)?</strong><span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p>The Italian artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo’s Allegory of the Planets and Continents is a painting done in the Rococo style.</p> <p>The allegorical painting portrays several Greek and Roman mythology characters with the planets and four continents.</p> <p>The artist depicts the sun god Apollo embarking on his daily course of the heavens attended by the planets while life on the different continents or corners continues. The allegory shows the centrality of the Sun to all creation and the influence of the heavenly or celestial bodies on life on the earthly plane.</p> <div class="wp-block-coblocks-faq" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/FAQPage"> <h2 class="wp-block-coblocks-faq__title wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="faqs"></span>FAQs<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <details class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item" itemprop="mainEntity" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Question"><summary class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question" itemprop="name"><div class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question__content">How many types of allegory are <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/there-their-theyre/">there</a>?</div><svg width="24" height="24" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question__icon" aria-hidden="true"><path fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M19.39 14.99l-1.41 1.41L12 10.43 6.02 16.4l-1.41-1.41L12 7.6l7.39 7.39z"></path></svg></summary><div class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__answer" itemprop="acceptedAnswer" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Answer"><div itemprop="text"> <p>Biblical allegory, symbolic allegory, modern allegory, personification allegory, and classical allegory. Allegory can be found in all types of classical literature. Allegorical interpretations often are associated with what a character represents. This could be political figures, fictional characters, and more.</p> </div></div></details> <details class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item" itemprop="mainEntity" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Question"><summary class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question" itemprop="name"><div class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question__content">What is symbolic representation in allegory?</div><svg width="24" height="24" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question__icon" aria-hidden="true"><path fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M19.39 14.99l-1.41 1.41L12 10.43 6.02 16.4l-1.41-1.41L12 7.6l7.39 7.39z"></path></svg></summary><div class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__answer" itemprop="acceptedAnswer" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Answer"><div itemprop="text"> <p>A great example is how Plato used it. Plato used the cave as a symbolic representation of how humans live in the world, contrasting reality versus our interpretation of it.</p> </div></div></details> <details class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item" itemprop="mainEntity" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Question"><summary class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question" itemprop="name"><div class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question__content">What is surface story?</div><svg width="24" height="24" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question__icon" aria-hidden="true"><path fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M19.39 14.99l-1.41 1.41L12 10.43 6.02 16.4l-1.41-1.41L12 7.6l7.39 7.39z"></path></svg></summary><div class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__answer" itemprop="acceptedAnswer" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Answer"><div itemprop="text"> <p>Allegory and surface story play a key part together. As readers, our attention remains on the surface story while a symbolic story plays out <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/beside-vs-besides/">beside</a> it. Often, the allegory is part of this (a character or material thing associated with a deeper human understanding).</p> </div></div></details> </div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="sources"></span>Sources<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <ol class="wp-block-list"><li><a href="https://www.masterclass.com/articles/what-is-allegory-types-of-allegory-in-writing-and-5-tips-on-using-allegory-in-writing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>What Is Allegory? Types of Allegory in Writing And 5 Tips on Using Allegory in Writing</em></a></li><li><a href="https://literaryterms.net/allegory/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>What is an Allegory?</em></a></li><li><a href="https://www.grammarly.com/blog/allegory/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>What Is an Allegory? Definition and Examples</em></a></li><li><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allegory#learn-more" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Definition of allegory</em></a></li><li><a href="https://www.britannica.com/art/allegory-art-and-literature" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Allegory: art and literature</em></a></li><li><a href="https://www.scribophile.com/academy/what-is-allegory" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>What Is Allegory? Definition and Examples from Literature</em></a></li><li><a href="https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-an-allegory-definition/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>What is an Allegory? Definition and Examples in Literature and Film</em></a></li><li><a href="https://prowritingaid.com/Allegory" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>What is the definition of allegory?</em></a></li><li><a href="https://literarydevices.net/allegory/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Literary Devices: Allegory</em></a></li></ol> <div id="ez-toc-container" class="ez-toc-v2_0_69_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction"> <div class="ez-toc-title-container"> <p class="ez-toc-title" style="cursor:inherit">Inside this article</p> <span class="ez-toc-title-toggle"></span></div> <nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1" href="#what-is-an-allegory" title="What is an Allegory?">What is an Allegory?</a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2" href="#definition" title="Definition">Definition</a></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3" href="#synonyms" title="Synonyms">Synonyms</a></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4" href="#fable" title="Fable">Fable</a></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5" href="#parable" title="Parable">Parable</a></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6" href="#apologue" title="Apologue">Apologue</a></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7" href="#emblem" title="Emblem">Emblem</a></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8" href="#antonyms" title="Antonyms">Antonyms</a></li></ul></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9" href="#types-of-allegory" title="Types of Allegory">Types of Allegory</a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10" href="#classical-allegory" title="Classical Allegory">Classical Allegory</a></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11" href="#biblical-allegory" title="Biblical Allegory">Biblical Allegory</a></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12" href="#medieval-allegory" title="Medieval Allegory">Medieval Allegory</a></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13" href="#modern-allegory" title="Modern Allegory">Modern Allegory</a></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14" href="#poetry-and-fiction" title="Poetry and Fiction">Poetry and Fiction</a></li></ul></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15" href="#understanding-allegory-vs-metaphor" title="Understanding Allegory vs. Metaphor">Understanding Allegory vs. Metaphor</a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16" href="#examples" title="Examples">Examples</a></li></ul></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17" href="#understanding-allegory-vs-symbolism" title="Understanding Allegory vs. Symbolism">Understanding Allegory vs. Symbolism</a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18" href="#examples-2" title="Examples">Examples</a></li></ul></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19" href="#common-questions" title="Common Questions">Common Questions</a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20" href="#what-is-%e2%80%9canimal-farm%e2%80%9d-an-allegory-for" title="What is “Animal Farm” an allegory for?">What is “Animal Farm” an allegory for?</a></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21" href="#what-is-the-allegory-in-%e2%80%9cyoung-goodman-brown%e2%80%9d" title="What is the allegory in “Young Goodman Brown”?">What is the allegory in “Young Goodman Brown”?</a></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22" href="#what-is-the-allegory-with-venus-and-cupid" title="What is the allegory with Venus and Cupid?">What is the allegory with Venus and Cupid?</a></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23" href="#what-is-the-%e2%80%9callegory-of-the-planets-and-continents%e2%80%9d-rococo" title="What is the “Allegory of the Planets and Continents” (Rococo)?">What is the “Allegory of the Planets and Continents” (Rococo)?</a></li></ul></li><li 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Dalia has featured articles on Forbes, Inc, Fast Company, Grammarly, and many more. She covers English, ESL, and all things grammar on GrammarBrain. </p> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="other-articles"> <h3 class="abbv-h3">Core lessons</h3> <div class="w-row"> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/apostrophe/">Apostrophe</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/ellipsis/">Ellipsis</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/semicolon/">Semicolon</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/hyphen/">Hyphen</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/et-al/">Et. Al.</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/exclamation-mark/">Exclamation Mark</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/capitalization-rules/">Capitalization Rules</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/oxford-comma-serial-comma/">Comma</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/parts-of-speech/">Parts of Speech</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/subjunctive/">Subjunctive</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adjectives/">Adjectives</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adjectives-describing-personality/">Personality Adjectives</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/compound-words/">Compound Words</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/subordinating-conjunction/">Subordinating Conjunction</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adverbs/">Adverbs</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adverbial-clause/">Adverbial Clause</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/irregular-verbs/">Irregular Verbs</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/common-verbs/">Common Verbs</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/intransitive-verbs/">Intransitive Verbs</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/phrasal-verbs/">Phrasal Verbs</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/prepositions/">Prepositions</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/gerund/">Gerund</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/active-voice/">Active Voice</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/passive-voice/">Passive Voice</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/conjunctions/">Conjunctions</a> </div>  <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/present-perfect-tense/">Present Perfect</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/present-perfect-simple/">Present Perfect Simple</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/present-simple-tense/">Present Simple</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/present-continuous/">Present Continuous</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/present-perfect-continuous/">Present Perfect Continuous</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/simple-future-tense/">Simple Future</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-continuous-tense/">Past Continuous</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-simple-tense/">Past Simple</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/clauses/">Clauses</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/object-pronouns/">Object Pronouns</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/personal-pronouns/">Personal Pronouns</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/possessive-pronouns/">Possessive Pronouns</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/common-noun/">Common Noun</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/concrete-nouns/">Concrete Noun</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/possessive-noun/">Possessive Noun</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/proper-noun/">Proper Noun</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/irregular-plural-nouns/">Irregular Plural Nouns</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/prepositional-phrases/">Prepositional Phrases</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/introductory-phrases/">Introductory Phrases</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/declarative-statement/">Declarative Statement</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/sentence-diagramming/">Sentence Diagramming</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/complete-subjects/">Complete Subjects</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/sentence-starters/">Sentence Starters</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/metaphor/">Metaphor</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/personification/">Personification</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/allegory/">Allegory</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/collective-noun/">Collective Nouns</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/tones-in-writing/">Tones in Writing</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/homophones/">Homophones</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/declarative-sentences/">Declarative Sentences</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/syntax/">Syntax</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="other-articles"> <h3 class="abbv-h3">Glossary</h3> <div class="w-row"> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <strong>A:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/abstract-noun/">Abstract Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/accusative-case/">Accusative Case</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/anecdote/">Anecdote</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/antonym/">Antonym</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/active-sentence/">Active Sentence</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adverbs/">Adverb</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adjective/">Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/allegory/">Allegory</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/alliteration/">Alliteration</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adjective-clause/">Adjective Clause</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adjective-phrase/">Adjective Phrase</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/ampersand/">Ampersand</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/anastrophe/">Anastrophe</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adverbial-clause/">Adverbial Clause</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/appositive-phrase/">Appositive Phrase</a></li> </ul> <strong>B:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/base-form/">Base Form</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/body-paragraph/">Body Paragraph</a></li> </ul> <strong>C:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/clauses/">Clause</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/compound-adjective/">Compound Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/complex-sentence/">Complex Sentence</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/compound-words/">Compound Words</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/compound-predicate/">Compound Predicate</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/common-noun/">Common Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/comparative-adjective/">Comparative Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/superlatives-and-comparatives/">Comparative and Superlative</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/compound-noun/">Compound Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/compound-subject/">Compound Subject</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/compound-sentence/">Compound Sentence</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/copular-verb/">Copular Verb</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/collective-noun/">Collective Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/colloquialism/">Colloquialism</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/conciseness/">Conciseness</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/consonance/">Consonance</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/conditionals/">Conditional</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/concrete-nouns/">Concrete Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/conjunctions/">Conjunction</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/conjugation/">Conjugation</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/conditional-sentence-if-clause/">Conditional Sentence</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/comma-splice/">Comma Splice</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/correlative-conjunction/">Correlative Conjunction</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/coordinating-conjunction/">Coordinating Conjunction</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/coordinating-adjectives/">Coordinate Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/cumulative-adjective/">Cumulative Adjective</a></li> </ul> <strong>D:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/dative-case/">Dative Case</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/determiners/">Determiner</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/declarative-sentences/">Declarative Sentence</a> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/declarative-statement/">Declarative Statement</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/direct-object-pronouns/">Direct Object Pronoun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/direct-object/">Direct Object</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/types-of-diction/">Diction</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/diphthong/">Diphthong</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/dangling-modifier/">Dangling Modifier</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/demonstrative-pronouns/">Demonstrative Pronoun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/demonstrative-adjective/">Demonstrative Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/direct-characterization/">Direct Characterization</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/definite-article/">Definite Article</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/doublespeak/">Doublespeak</a></li> </ul> <strong>E:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/equivocation-fallacy/">Equivocation Fallacy</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/en-dash/">En Dash</a></li> </ul> <strong>F:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/false-dilemma-fallacy/">False Dilemma Fallacy</a> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/future-perfect-progressive/">Future Perfect Progressive</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/future-simple/">Future Simple</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/future-perfect-continuous/">Future Perfect Continuous</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/future-perfect/">Future Perfect</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/first-conditional/">First Conditional</a></li> </ul> <strong>G:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/gerund/">Gerund</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/gerund-phrase/">Gerund Phrase</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/genitive-case/">Genitive Case</a></li> </ul> <strong>H:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/homophones/">Homophone</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/homonym/">Homonym</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/helping-verbs/">Helping Verb</a></li> </ul> <strong>I:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/irregular-adjectives/">Irregular Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/irregular-verbs/">Irregular Verb</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/imperative-sentence/">Imperative Sentence</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/indefinite-article/">Indefinite Article</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/intransitive-verbs/">Intransitive Verb</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/introductory-phrases/">Introductory Phrase</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/indefinite-pronouns/">Indefinite Pronoun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/indirect-characterization/">Indirect Characterization</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/interrogative-sentence/">Interrogative Sentence</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/intensive-pronoun/">Intensive Pronoun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/inanimate-object/">Inanimate Object</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/indefinite-tense/">Indefinite Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/infinitive-phrase/">Infinitive Phrase</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/interjection/">Interjection</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/intensifier/">Intensifier</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/inifitives/">Infinitive</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/indicative-mood/">Indicative Mood</a></li> </ul> <strong>J:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/juxtaposition/">Juxtaposition</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <strong>L:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/linking-verbs/">Linking Verb</a></li> </ul> <strong>M:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/modal-verb/">Modal Verb</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/modifier/">Modifier</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/misplaced-modifier/">Misplaced Modifier</a></li> </ul> <strong>N:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/nominative-case/">Nominative Case</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/noun/">Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adjective-as-noun/">Noun Adjective</a></li> </ul> <strong>O:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/oxymoron/">Oxymoron</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/object-pronouns/">Object Pronoun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/object-complement/">Object Complement</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/order-of-adjectives/">Order of Adjectives</a></li> </ul> <strong>P:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/participle/">Participle</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/parallelism/">Parallelism</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/prepositional-phrases/">Prepositional Phrase</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-simple-tense/">Past Simple Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-continuous-tense/">Past Continuous Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-perfect-tense/">Past Perfect Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-progressive-tense/">Past Progressive Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/present-simple-tense/">Present Simple Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/present-perfect-tense/">Present Perfect Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/personal-pronouns/">Personal Pronoun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/personification/">Personification</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/persuasive-writing/">Persuasive Writing</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/parallel-structure/">Parallel Structure</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/phrasal-verbs/">Phrasal Verb</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/predicate-adjective/">Predicate Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/predicate-nominative/">Predicate Nominative</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/phonetic-language/">Phonetic Language</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/plural-noun/">Plural Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/punctuation/">Punctuation</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/punctuation-marks/">Punctuation Marks</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/prepositions/">Preposition</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/preposition-of-place/">Preposition of Place</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/parts-of-speech/">Parts of Speech</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/possessive-adjective/">Possessive Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/possessive-determiner/">Possessive Determiner</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/possessive-case/">Possessive Case</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/possessive-noun/">Possessive Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/proper-adjective/">Proper Adjective</a></li> <li><a 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