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Allegory. Examples and interpretation of the concept

We often use words and expressions that allegorically point to any concepts or phenomena without naming them. For example, when we say "crow in peacock feathers", we mean a person who is trying to appear more important and significant than he really is. We call the “first sign” signs of the approach of something new, joyful, a change for the better. This technique of figurative speech in literature and art is an allegory, examples of which are given above

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Movies

The best zombie movies - horror, comedy

The best films about zombies, shot by talented directors over the years, have made the living dead the most sought-after heroes. Pictures with their participation are now more popular than the once beloved vampires, werewolves, aliens. Cinematography managed to acquaint viewers with a variety of scenarios of how the planet is filled with animated corpses. The most notorious of them are worth watching

Movies

"Invisible". Actors of the original picture and the sequel

In 2000, the genius of the modern film industry, Paul Verhoeven, director of Total Recall, Basic Instinct and Starship Troopers, managed to surprise even the most sophisticated viewer. His fantastic thriller "The Invisible Man" (first plan actors: K. Bacon, E. Shue, D. Brolin) provides the viewer with a unique opportunity - to see the world around him through the eyes of a real invisible person

Fiction

Remembering the classics: A.P. Chekhov, "Thick and thin" - summary

Movies

Actor Ruslan Chernetsky: biography, filmography, personal life

Interesting articles

Movies

Dmitry Zolotukhin: Russian actor, director and screenwriter

In 1981, a historical dilogy based on the novel by Alexei Tolstoy "Peter I" was released in Soviet cinemas by director S. A. Gerasimov. Dmitry Zolotukhin, a young and at that time unknown actor, starred in the title role

Music

The meaning of the word "musical". Musical - what is it?

Musical is one of the genres of musical stage art. It is a mixture of music, song, dance and drama

Movies

Cemetery movies are a way to get an adrenaline rush

What is worth watching on a gloomy autumn evening, if not interesting films about a cemetery? Russian, American or some other… It doesn't matter. The main thing is to get an adrenaline rush and positive emotions

Movies

Actor Lorenzo Lamas: biography, films

Literature

The most interesting fairy tale for a child: what is it and what is it about?

Which fairy tale is the most interesting? It will be different for each child, because everyone has different tastes and preferences. Someone loves good characters and empathizes with them, while other souls do not like villains, because they always lose. The kids pity the losers and always keep hope for their correction