story - a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines"

Aesop's fables - a collection of fables believed to have been written by the Greek storyteller Aesop

Pilgrim's Progress - an allegory written by John Bunyan in 1678

symbolic representation, symbolisation, symbolization, symbol - something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; "the eagle is a symbol of the United States"

scarlet letter - the letter A in red; Puritans required adulterers to wear it

donkey - the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874

dove - an emblem of peace

eagle - an emblem representing power; "the Roman eagle"

elephant - the symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874

fasces - bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade protruding; in ancient Rome it was a symbol of a magistrate's power; in modern Italy it is a symbol of Fascism

national flag, ensign - an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality

hammer and sickle - the emblem on the flag of the Soviet Union

red flag - the emblem of socialist revolution

Magen David, Mogen David, Shield of David, Solomon's seal, Star of David - a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles triangles; an emblem symbolizing Judaism

badge - an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.); "they checked everyone's badge before letting them in"

Agnus Dei, Paschal Lamb - figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ

maple-leaf - the emblem of Canada

medallion - an emblem indicating that a taxicab is registered

spread eagle - an emblem (an eagle with wings and legs spread) on the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States

Hakenkreuz, swastika - the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction

expressive style, style - a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper"