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Find out the difference between these literary forms

(a) fable (b) allegory (c) satire

fable : A short typical story with animals as characters.

allegory : A story or a poem or a picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning.


satire : The use of humor to comment on a particular thing or process mostly against it.


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Why have the words, ‘pretended’ and ‘seemed’ been used in the lines:

...pretended to believe every single word of what the tiger king said.


And seemed to be taken in by all the lies.


How does the sense of these lines connect with the line ‘Ajamil wasn’t a fool’?

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Why did Ajamil refuse to meet the sheepdog’s eyes?

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The poem is a satire against the present political class. How effectively does it convey the anger and anguish of the common man trapped in the system?