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JAMB Literature in English 2003 Question 15

Question 15

Literary Terms and Devices

Allegory is used to describe a work in which

  1. A.humans are transposed into animals
  2. B.both animals and humans swap roles
  3. C.animals are given human characters
  4. D.abstract ideas are personified
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (abstract ideas are personified)

Explanation

In an allegory, characters and events stand for abstract ideas such as virtue, sin or a political system, often by personifying them.