lo·cus

– noun
1. a place; locality.
2. a center or source, as of activities or power.
3. the set of all points, lines, or surfaces that satisfy a given requirement.

par·a·ble

– noun
1. a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson.
2. a statement or comment that conveys a meaning indirectly by the use of comparison, analogy, or the like.

al·le·go·ry

– noun
1. a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another.
2. a symbolical narrative.
3. emblem.

em·blem

– noun
1. an object or its representation, symbolizing a quality, state, class, etc.; symbol.
2. a sign, design, or figure that identifies or represents something.
3. an allegorical picture, often inscribed with a motto supplemental to the visual image with which it forms a single unit of meaning.
4. an inlaid or tessellated ornament.

ap·o·logue

- noun
1. a moral fable, especially one having animals or inanimate objects as characters.