An allegory is defined as C. A STORY WITH A LITERAL MEANING AND A SYMBOLIC MEANING.
An allegory is a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms. It is a symbolic narrative like a fable or parable.
You might be confused because choice B. a narrative written specifically to teach a moral or lesson nearly defines an allegory. However, it specifically defines a fable.
If you pronounce a word correctly.
A gerund looks like a verb which ends in -ing, but it functions as a noun in a sentence. A predicate noun follows a linking verb, such as <em>to be, to seem, </em>etc. So, among all these examples, the only gerund phrase which is used as a predicate noun is found in the last sentence, and the gerund is leading, whereas the whole phrase is leading people to their seats.
the correct answer is comparative
3, it’s giving in on the more important details