What is the best definition of allegory? a story in which animals act the opposite of how one would expect a piece of literature that uses humor to show human weaknesses a piece of literature that takes place in a magical, imaginary world a story in which the characters and events symbolize human truths

Answer :

Cambridge English Dictionary defines "allegory" as "a story, play, poem, picture, or other work in which the characters and events represent particular qualities or ideas that relate to morals, religion, or politics."

From the given options, the one that best defines allegory is "a story in which the characters and events symbolize human truths."

T.S. Eliot's "The Wasteland" is an example of an allegory.

D)  a story in which the characters and events symbolize human truths

Explanation:

answer: "the beating heart symbolizes the narrator's conscience, or his sense of guilt and wrongdoing" so its b

explanation:

"to look at him, or hear him describe it, he had no guilt. however, poe decided to symbolize this man's subconscious guilt through the heartbeat."

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