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Allegory

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An allegory is a special story.

Pearl Poet.jpg
Pearl Poet.jpg
It uses people or things to show big ideas. A story might use a king to show how to be good. It helps us learn new things.
Salvator Rosa (Italian) - Allegory of Fortune - Google Art Project.jpg
Salvator Rosa (Italian) - Allegory of Fortune - Google Art Project.jpg
Can you find a secret meaning in a story?

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File:Pearl Poet.jpg
Pearl Poet.jpg
File:Salvator Rosa (Italian) - Allegory of Fortune - Google Art Project.jpg
Salvator Rosa (Italian) - Allegory of...
File:Pedro I of Brazil and Charles Stuart .jpg
Pedro I of Brazil and Charles Stuart .jpg
File:Marco Marcola - Mitološka alegorija.jpg
Marco Marcola - Mitološka alegorija.jpg
File:British School 17th century - Portrait of a Lady, Called Elizabeth, Lady Tanfield - Google Art Project.jpg
British School 17th century - Portrait of...
File:Allegory of Arithmetic - detail.JPG
Allegory of Arithmetic - detail.JPG
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