The term 'ALLEGORY's Kin' is a crossword solution for the word 'METAPHOR' (8 letters). An ALLEGORY is a type of figurative language in which a story or image is used to convey a deeper meaning, while a METAPHOR is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using the words 'LIKE' or 'AS'. Both allegories and metaphors are used to make comparisons between two different things in order to explain a concept more clearly.