Words similar to allegory

Example sentences for: allegory

How can you use “allegory” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

It portrays the Medici clan led by Lorenzo the Magnificent in what is in fact an allegory of an ecumenical council with Pope Pius II in Florence.
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.
For Degas, who had forsworn self-portraiture for 30 years, this double image has the weight of allegory: The aging and celibate artist has purchased a score of creative years at the price of physical collapse.
Most critics, however, echo the New York Times ' Stephen Holden's verdict: "an incoherent blitz of noise, chintzy special effects and bargain-basement allegory."