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Why are classical allegories not regarded as realistic fiction?

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Classical allegories are metaphorical in nature. This means that they contain metaphors, imagery and symbolical messages all throughout the story. Stories are often philosophical and political in nature that could impose morals or enlightenment. Allegories are complex in nature and are often thought-provoking and can be interpreted uniquely by each of its readers, viewers or listeners. On the other hand, realistic fiction is a type of fiction in which the story has elements that can be seen by the audience as something that is currently existing and believable to them. A person, place or animal is known to the audience and the author; and these elements are only used to create a different story that is fictional with a realistic setting.
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Their characters are generally flat and merely function as symbols for particular concepts.

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Writers or speakers typically use allegories as discovered devices or as rhetorical devices that convey (semi-)hidden instead complicated applications by symbolic figures, actions, metaphors, or events, which collectively create the moral, spiritual, or political interest the author wishes to write Classical allegories are metaphorical in nature. This means that they include metaphors, imagery, and symbolical messages all eventually the story. Stories are often philosophical and political in nature that could impose morals or education. Allegories are involved in nature and are often thought-provoking and can be defined uniquely by each of its readers, spectators or listeners. On the other hand, genuine fiction is a type of fiction in which the story has elements that can be seen by the audience as something that is currently subsisting and convincing to them.

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