a figure of speech such as alliteration, assonance and onomatopoeia, that uses sound to create...
Glossary
allegory
Subject:
- English First Additional Language
- English Home Language
a story, poem or fable in which characters and events represent something else, e.g. Animal Farm (Orwell), which can be read as a straightforward story about animals, or as a story in which the animals and events represent characters and events of the Russian Revolution or unjust governments in general.
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