Allegory and Urban legend

Allegory noun - A story intended to teach a basic truth or moral about life.

Urban legend and allegory are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Urban legend" instead a noun "Allegory".

Nearby Words: allegorize, allegorical, allegorized, allegoric, allegorizing

Urban legend noun - A story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of humor or horror and is popularly believed to be true.

Allegory and urban legend are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Allegory" instead a noun phrase "Urban legend".