The correct answer is D. The characters represent ideas
Explanation:
An allegory occurs when the elements of a text including characters, settings or events represent hidden ideas such as political or moral beliefs. The excerpt presented is an example of an allegory because in this story the character Kay represents the constant clash between evil and good. This occurs because as one of the splinters of the glass of the magic mirror gets in one of Kay's eyes his personality changes and his heart becomes ice "poor Kay had also a splinter in his heart, and it began to change into a lump of ice", which shows evil is present in the world and can change people's heart. Thus, the element of allegory found in this excerpt is "the characters represent ideas".
