Words similar to allegory

Example sentences for: allegory

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It is impossible not to see Kowloon Tong as an allegory.
Critics applaud this anti-Soviet political allegory wrapped in a romantic drama, which is set in '50s Russia.
Star Wars hoopla visits academia, reports the Dallas Morning News . Some scholars view the original Star Wars film as a simplistic Cold War allegory that helped to legitimize Ronald Reagan's view of the Soviet Union as an "evil empire" and to build popular support for a "star wars" missile defense.
Critics also like the way the story has been rewritten to add some psychological depth (it's now an Oedipal allegory).
Most critics, however, echo the New York Times ' Stephen Holden's verdict: "an incoherent blitz of noise, chintzy special effects and bargain-basement allegory."