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apologue::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | allegory, fable, parable |
| Type of | story |
| Has types | aesop's fables |
Examples of apologue
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The apologue is a type of fable which is intended to express a simple moral lesson.
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Length is not an essential matter in the definition of an apologue.
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As with the parable, the apologue is a tool of rhetoricalargument used to convince or persuade.
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An apologue differs from a parable in several respects.
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It is noteworthy that the two fathers of apologue in the West were slaves, namely Aesop and Phaedrus.
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And like the apologue, the parable expresses a moral lesson.
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Like the apologue, the parable generally relates a single, simple, consistent action, without a great deal of circumstantial detail.
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An apologue is distinguished from a fable in that there is always some moral sense present in the former, which there need not be in the latter.
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The apologue seizes on that which humans have in common with other creatures, and the parable on that which we have in common with a greater existence.
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- Fable: a short moral story (often with animal characters)
- An apologue or apolog (from the Greek u1F00u03C0u03CCu03BBu03BFu03B3u03BFu03C2, a "statement" or "account") is a brief fable or allegorical story with pointed or exaggerated details, meant to serve as a pleasant vehicle for a moral doctrine or to convey a useful lesson without stating it explicitly. Unlike a fable, the moral is more important than the narrative details...
- A short story with a moral, often involving talking animals or objects; a fable; Use of fable to persuade the audience
- A short allegorical story with a lesson or moral. Fable.
- An allegorical narrative such as a fable, usually intended to convey a moral or a useful truth.
- A moral fable, usually featuring animals or inanimate objects which act like human beings in order to shed light on the human condition. Often, the apologue highlights the foolishness of mankind. The beast fable, and the fables of Aesop are examples. ...
- N. - parable, moral tale.
