The Divine Comedy is described as an allegorical journey of the soul toward God. This description identifies the work as which of the following?

• A. The Divine Comedy
• B. Dante Alighieri
• C. Psalm 23
• D. Wild Beasts

Answer: (A)

Allegory is a narrative in which characters and events symbolize a deeper moral or spiritual meaning beyond the literal story. The Divine Comedy fits this because Dante uses the journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise as symbolic steps of the soul’s ascent toward God, with each realm representing stages of purification and enlightenment. This shows the work itself as an allegory, not simply a description of the author or something unrelated. The other options don’t fit for different reasons: one names the author, another is a separate biblical text, and the last is unrelated.