A literary,dramatic,or pictorial device in which characters and events stand for abstract ideas,principles,or forces,so that the literal sense has or suggests a parallel,deeper symbolic sense.

• 寓言，讽喻一种文学、戏剧或绘画的艺术手法，其中人物和事件代表抽象的观点、原则或支配力，从而使表面含义含有或表达一种对等的，但更深刻的象征意义