allegorical poem

An allegorical poem is a narrative verse in which characters, events, and settings symbolically represent abstract ideas or moral, political, or spiritual concepts beyond their literal meaning.

Instances (7)

• Piers Plowman
• Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy
  surface form: Divine Comedy
• Parliament of Fowls
• Raka
• The House of Fame
• Vox Clamantis
• Mirour de l’Omme