apologue

noun

ˈa-pə-ˌlȯg How to pronounce apologue (audio)
Definition of apologuenext
as in allegory
a story intended to teach a basic truth or moral about life the film is an apologue of sorts, but the message is couched in a zany and action-filled plot

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  1. allegory
  2. parable
  3. fable
  4. tale
Noun
  • Some posted examples of popular fictional books with clear political allegories or messaging like The Lord of the Rings or The Hunger Games.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Original ballet depicting an allegory of the gospel through dance.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of allegory
Noun
  • Some people come to listen, some to vent, some to mull the parables through fogs of addiction or mental illness.
    Moriah Ratner, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Even absent conscious efforts to use them strategically, parables in pop culture can inform how audiences think about real-world politics—often in ways that authors don’t necessarily intend.
    Charli Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 27 May 2019
Definition of parable
Noun
  • Characters in most fables do not have legs, let alone race.
    Jesse Green, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Such shots reproduce García Márquez’s knack for wedding the ordinary to the extraordinary, and turning prosaic developments into enduring fables.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of fable
Noun
  • The Green Wave's season has been a tale of streaks.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • If only the state of the modern workplace were a Seussian tale.
    Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of tale
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