Allegory vs Epigram - What's the difference?
allegory | epigram |
The representation of abstract principles by characters or figures.
A picture, book, or other form of communication using such representation.
A symbolic representation which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, usually a moral or political one.
(obsolete) An inscription in stone.
A brief but witty saying.
A short, witty or pithy poem.
As nouns the difference between allegory and epigram
is that allegory is the representation of abstract principles by characters or figures while epigram is an inscription in stone.allegory
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(allegories) (wikipedia allegory)Derived terms
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*epigram
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Alternative forms
* epigrammeNoun
(en noun)- When an epigram one's composin',
- brevity is key,
- ''of stanzas: one should be chosen,
- and of lines: one more than three.