Divine Comedy-I: Inferno

Which details and the opening lines immediately suggest the allegorical nature of the poem? Explain.

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In the opening lines, the reader immediately becomes aware of Dantes' view of the world. The metaphor of the forest directly contrats the imperfection of the world with the perfection of God and God's paradise.

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Divine Comedy-I: Inferno