Allegory (legend) and its application in Kalidar (Vol. 1 and Vol. 2)

Allegory is one of one figure of speech which is eye-catching application in speech of ordinary people and orators, allegory is common language of human beings and means for expressing human common feelings and experience in such a way that both the listener and the speaker share in that and this leads to an enjoyment having roots in immanent nature, identity, and culture of people. Kalidar is a voluminous novel whose events are based on real life of people but the language of its personals is full of short legends, the legends which reflect the culture and identity of their small societies. The societies manifest the societies similar to their own in a period of the history of this land. This study deals with different types of allegory in Kalidar. The evidence extracted from the study show that animal legend (fable) is the most-frequently used type of allegory. Here, fable serves explanation.