Allegory

A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning

A phrase, image, or story that has a deeper meaning, typically a connection to a moral value or theme.

Allegory is when a piece of literature or art has multiple meanings, these meanings can range anywhere from literal to symbolic. It is also a complete story using the symbols to demonstrate a theme or moral of the work.

A good example would be:

"The monkey on a globe of the world"

The monkey may represent how humans copy each other and not standing up for themselves. The globe may represent how we (the monkeys) abuse it and not notice because we are to busy expe riencing the world's riches.
 * __Symbolic Meaning__**

Or it could simply mean a bunch of monkeys standing on a large model of Earth. You never know nowadays.
 * __Literal Meaning__**

An example of a piece of literature that is an allegory is The Lord of the Flies, having moral and political meanings.

Another example of a piece of literature that is an allegory is Animal Farm, having political meaning connecting to World War 2.

__** Other Example **__ In "Catcher in the Rye", ducks is used multiple times throughout the book. In "A Tale of Two Cities," wine is used multiple times throughout the book

__** Symbolic Meaning **__

The spilled wine throughout the streets of France represent the blood of the nobles that will be spilled later in the story.

__** Literal Meaning **__

Wine is spilled throughout the streets of France because barrels fell over. The DeFarge wine shop just so happens to be the profession of the main revolutionaries, and that's why wine is consistent throughout the book.