Academic Vocab

Question 0

A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels.

Answer 0

Parable

Question 1

Story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one

Answer 1

Allegory

Question 2

A short story, typically with animals as characters conveying a moral.

Answer 2

Fable

Question 3

An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference

Answer 3

Allusion

Question 4

A community, place, or situation regarded as encapsulating in miniature the characteristic qualities or features of something much larger.

Answer 4

Microcosm

Question 5

Sacred song or hymn, in particular any of those contained in the biblical Book of Psalms and used in Christian and Jewish worship

Answer 5

Psalms

Question 6

A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something bad.

Answer 6

Symbol

Question 7

Visual description or figurative language, especially in literary works

Answer 7

Imagery

Question 8

A distinctive feature or dominant idea in a artistic or literary composition

Answer 8

Motif