Answer: allegory
Explanation:
Since Paula learned that in some works of literature, the element in the story has a literal and a symbolic meaning, the literary device that Paula learned about is allegory.
Allegory, is used in passing out a particular message that wasn't set forth in a text or story. Allegory, sometimes uses parables, and fables, to convey a message. A book which is an example of allegory is tge Animal Farm.
