r allegory: a work of art intending to be meaningful on at least two levels of understanding: a literal level and an abstract(figurative, or moral)level The term derives from the greek allegorein', meaning"to speak in other words? 2/23/20212/23/2021 10 allegory: a work of art intending to be meaningful on at least two levels of understanding: a literal level and an abstract (figurative, or moral) level. The term derives from the Greek “allegorein”, meaning “to speak in other words