There are three main literary devices that are used throughout. Symbolism, allusion, and archetypes
So you are the king of more than half the earth and you have the strongest army when you hear about some other kingdom different you go to conquer it on the way you hear ants saying here comes the king were dead so the king heard this and turned back because his army would easily destroy the other
Geoffrey Chaucer with his work "Canterbury Tales" views suffering as different compared to Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy" in a way that Chaucer presented it in a light,comical, and hopeful way while Alighieri presented it in terms of the gravity of what evil you do on earth will affect how much suffering you have to experience in hell.