Question

Define allegory and commentaries and explain what they have in common

Answer 1

Allegory is a metaphor that may be a character, place or event, representing real world issues and occurences. Commentaries is an expression of opinions or offering of explanations explanations about an event or situation.

Answer 2

Allegory is a poem, picture or story that can be used to interpret in revealing a hidden meaning that is typically moral or political meaning. A commentary is a series of comments about a certain event or topic. They are in common in the sense that these two techniques are used in the literature especially in writing papers about political issues.