寓ぐう意い小しょう説せつ

noun

allegory; allegorical novel

A literary work in which characters and events represent abstract ideas or moral qualities. Often used in literary criticism.

• ジョージ・オーウェルの『動どう物ぶつ農のう場じょう』は寓ぐう意い小しょう説せつの代だい表ひょう例れいだ。

  George Orwell's 'Animal Farm' is a classic example of an allegorical novel.