JAMB Literature in English 1987 Question 38

Question 38

Literary Terms and Devices

An allegory is a story

  1. A.in which people or things or events have another meaning
  2. B.which aims at teaching a moral lesson
  3. C.in which allegations are made about the characters
  4. D.told in verse.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (in which people or things or events have another meaning)

Explanation

In an allegory characters and events stand for something else, as in Animal Farm.