The etymological meaning of the word is broader than the common use of the [[word]]. Though it is similar to other rhetorical comparisons, an allegory is sustained longer and more fully in its details than a [[metaphor]], and appeals to [[imagination]], while an [[analogy]] appeals to [[reason]] or [[logic]]. The fable or parable is a short allegory with one definite [[moral]]. | The etymological meaning of the word is broader than the common use of the [[word]]. Though it is similar to other rhetorical comparisons, an allegory is sustained longer and more fully in its details than a [[metaphor]], and appeals to [[imagination]], while an [[analogy]] appeals to [[reason]] or [[logic]]. The fable or parable is a short allegory with one definite [[moral]]. |