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JAMB Literature in English 1999 Question 43

Question 43

Prose: General

A metaphor in which objects, persons and events in a story are equated with meanings that lie outside the narrative itself is

  1. A.fable
  2. B.personification
  3. C.allegory
  4. D.symbolism.
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Answer: C (allegory)

Explanation

An allegory is an extended metaphor whose characters and events stand for other meanings.