ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -As a literary device or artistic form, an allegory is a narrative or visual representation in which a character, place, or event can be interpreted to represent a hidden meaning with moral or political significance.

Detailed explanation-2: -Characters, events, locations, and objects in allegories usually symbolize: Virtues, vices, or other abstract ideas. For instance, a crooked banker might symbolize greed, while the character of Mr. Legality in the allegory Pilgrim’s Progress symbolizes a viewpoint that prioritizes the law over faith in Jesus Christ.

Detailed explanation-3: -An allegory is a subtle or hidden message embedded within a storyline. The message is rarely directly mentioned by the author. Rather, it is conveyed through literary devices such as metaphor, personification and synecdoche. A story that contains allegory usually has a double meaning.

Detailed explanation-4: -Personification allegory is a type of allegory in which a fictional character represents a concept or a type.

Detailed explanation-5: -the historical or political allegory, the allegory of ideas.