verb is KEPT and the tense is PAST TENSE
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Answer;
Allegory
A narrative having two levels of meaning: a surface, or literal, meaning and an underlying or figurative meaning.
It may be 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.