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
  • Hot Frosty is an allegory for the life of Jesus as told through the prism of a perpetually damp and sleeveless guy who used to be on Schitt’s Creek and Lacey Chabert.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The pic, currently in pre-production, is described as an allegory for the gun crisis in the U.S. Rohit Karn Batra directs.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2024
Definition of allegory
Noun
  • The riffs and ribbing were still there, as were the parables about fame and celebrity as corruptive, murder-inspiring forces.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
  • This approach, which was known as neoclassical economics, struck Harris as an unrealistic parable that didn’t reflect the real world.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of parable
Noun
  • In addition to Catherine Avery’s cancer and Jo Wilson’s PTSD, the series also makes the case that the messy exit of original cast member Justin Chambers got a dose of Finch’s fables as well.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Investigating these unverifiable fables about aliens should be scrapped as a fool’s errand for AARO, which earlier this year released a historical review demolishing this long-running conspiracy theory.
    Luis Cayetano Simmari, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of fable
Noun
  • Co-created by Oscar nominee Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace, Landman is set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas and is a modern-day tale of fortune-seeking in the world of oil rigs.
    Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
  • What election narratives are foreign actors pushing? Expect false tales of voters tampering with mail-in ballots, non-citizens casting ballots and hacks of election infrastructure in social media posts.
    Sam Sabin, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of tale
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