T-Rex: Allegory is when you think you're reading a story about a duck but then it turns out that duck secretly represents Death or the Russian Revolution or Carrie Bradshaw or somethin'.
T-Rex: I dunno, man.

Narrator: LITERARY TECHNIQUE COMICS
Narrator: today's technique:
Narrator: ALLEGORY

T-Rex: All I know is writers sure do love their allegories, and readers sure do tolerate 'em!
Dromiceiomimus: If you ever wanted to read a story about Jesus where it's possible you could ENTIRELY MISS the fact you're reading a story about Jesus, have I got a literary technique for you!!

Utahraptor: Yeah, but they can give you a fresh approach to a subject!
T-Rex: Do they? REALLY?

T-Rex: Or do they let an author feel smug about their SPECIAL LITTLE SECRET, because THEY wrote a book about the frustrations in getting vintage Mac games to run on friggin' Windows 10, only named it "Anna Karenina" instead??
Utahraptor: I am FASCINATED by your brain / literary analysis.

Narrator: MEANWHILE, IN TUDOR ENGLAND:
T-Rex: Shakespeare, do people ever criticize YOU for your literary theories?
Off panel: yeah
T-Rex: I knew it!
T-Rex: *sigh*
T-Rex: We're not so different, you and I