Well no one metaphor or allegory defines or helps explain one thing by it's self. (Especially when it comes to philosophers such as Plato). The easiest way to find the answer is putting it up against different items. While it does seem to describe education and the art of learning, we can also see that it also describes the attitude towards correction as well.
B is the answer, hope this helps
It's D because you're comparing Chicago's tallest building to any other building in the city
The answer is A.) the speech and the actions of the characters
Because the author wants the readers to understand what is going on
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A; because the narrator is usually a character in a story, who interacts with other characters.