2022-02-15

par•a•ble

\ˈpa-rə-bəl\ n [ME, fr. AF, fr. LL parabola, fr. Gk parabolē comparison, fr. paraballein to compare, fr. para- + ballein to throw — more at DEVIL] (14c) : example; specif : a usu. short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle

(Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition)

‘Parable of the Sower’ – Octavia E. Butler (1993)

cover design and art by Richard Bravery, © 2019 Hachette Book Group, Inc.

al•le•go•ry

\ˈa-lə-ˌgor-ē\ n, pl -ries [ME allegorie, fr. L allegoria, fr. Gk allēgoria, fr. allēgorein to speak figuratively, fr. allos other + -ērorein to speak publicly, fr. agora assembly — more at ELSE, AGORA] (14c) 1 : the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence; also : an instance (as in a story or painting) of such expression 2 : a symbolic representation : EMBLEM 2

(Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition)

‘The Grapes of Wrath’ – John Steinbeck (1939)

cover design by Paul Buckley and cover art by Andrew Davidson, © 2002 Penguin Books