Allegory
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The representation of abstract principles by characters or figures. A picture, book, or other form of communication using such representation. A symbolic representation.
Example sentence: I wrote The Same Sea not as a political allegory about Israelis and Palestinians. I wrote it about something much more gutsy and immediate. I wrote it as a piece of chamber music.
Fable
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction ; to write or utter what is not true.To feign; to invent; to devise, and speak of, as true or real; to tell of falsely.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A fictitious narration intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, birds etc as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables.Any story told to excite wonder; common talk; the theme of talk.Fiction; untruth; falsehood.
Example sentence: When you write a business fable, people get caught up in the story and don't get judgmental about what you're teaching them. If you're teaching a bunch of concepts, people get skeptical and say, 'Where'd you get that research?' But if you tell them a story, they get caught up in it while they learn.