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Allegory and The Lord of the Rings

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between Allegory and The Lord of the Rings

Allegory vs. The Lord of the Rings

As a literary device, an allegory is a metaphor in which a character, place or event is used to deliver a broader message about real-world issues and occurrences. The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien.

Similarities between Allegory and The Lord of the Rings

Allegory and The Lord of the Rings have 3 things in common (in Unionpedia): C. S. Lewis, George MacDonald, J. R. R. Tolkien.

C. S. Lewis

Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British novelist, poet, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian, broadcaster, lecturer, and Christian apologist.

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George MacDonald

George MacDonald (10 December 1824 – 18 September 1905) was a Scottish author, poet and Christian minister.

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J. R. R. Tolkien

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, (Tolkien pronounced his surname, see his phonetic transcription published on the illustration in The Return of the Shadow: The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part One. Christopher Tolkien. London: Unwin Hyman, 1988. (The History of Middle-earth; 6). In General American the surname is also pronounced. This pronunciation no doubt arose by analogy with such words as toll and polka, or because speakers of General American realise as, while often hearing British as; thus or General American become the closest possible approximation to the Received Pronunciation for many American speakers. Wells, John. 1990. Longman pronunciation dictionary. Harlow: Longman, 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.

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Allegory and The Lord of the Rings Comparison

Allegory has 114 relations, while The Lord of the Rings has 353. As they have in common 3, the Jaccard index is 0.64% = 3 / (114 + 353).

References

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