- is a fictional story, typically short
- is sometimes in the form of a picture book
- is sometimes in the form of a narrative poem
- contains animals (or plants or forces of nature or inanimate objects) as main characters that have been given human attributes
- conveys a moral (teaches a lesson, often directly stated) at the end
- often satirizes (makes fun of/criticizes) the often questionable behavior of human beings.
An allegory...
- is a fictional story where "everything" is symbolic
- contains characters, settings, and events that have significant meanings beyond the surface
- 's symbolic meanings work together in order to point readers toward a moral or theme.
