Whose courageous exploits<span> and plucky personality made </span>her<span> an international hero
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I believe that found is an action verb :)
The correct answer is C, symbols. Allegories are usually dark symbols, like a cave.
Paraphrase means: A restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording. the act or process of restating or rewording.
It expresses the meaning using different words.