CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE NECKLACE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The story can be called an ‘Allegory’ because
A
It relates to social issues
B
It discusses typical human behaviours
C
It has a literal as well as a symbolic meaning
D
All of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An allegory is a narrative story that conveys a complex, abstract, or difficult message. It achieves this through storytelling. Rather than having to explain the pitfalls of arrogance and the virtues of persistence, a writer can instead tell a tale about a talking tortoise and a haughty hare.

Detailed explanation-2: -An allegory has a symbolic and literal meaning. When an abstract idea such as liberty, freedom, envy, greed is expressed through a thing or person is known as an allegory.

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