allegorical

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Jonas adds, “It’s allegorical in nature. What if I could just take this man and chain him up? It’s making that literal for us to watch. It’s about that female id deep inside of us.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

The earliest are three allegorical scenes about the senses from c. 1624-25, when he was just shy of 20.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

Ruhlmann collaborated with a sculptor on the bronze-plaque handles, with allegorical female figures representing Night and Day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

For Zigmont, the dog is not only an allegorical concern, but also a truly practical one.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025

The balconies of the old buildings hung over my head like dark branches in an allegorical forest of evil.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole