Question

What is an Allegory? State any one example to clarify the same.

Answer 1

Allegory is a form of extended metaphor, in which objects, persons, and actions in a narrative, are equated with the meanings that lie outside the narrative itself.
Example:The lion, by C.S. Lewis

Answer 2

An Allegory is to express an abstract idea like freedom, unity, greed, envy, liberty through a person or thing. An example is 'statue of liberty.' Here the statue of liberty represents freedom of people from oppression.

Similarly Statue of Unity recently inaugurated in India express the contribution of Sardar Vallabhai Patel in unifying India.