Examples include metaphor, simile, ellipsis, narrative motifs, and allegory. Poe wrote the poem as a narrative, without intentional allegory or didacticism. I memorials made extensive use of symbolism and allegory. His method included allegory and symbolical explanation of Scripture. Socrates tells a tale which is the "allegory of the good government". It is sometimes called fabulism, in reference to the conventions of fables, myths, and allegory. Ideas from this second allegory occur throughout the poem. An example of a simple visual allegory is the image of the grim reaper. Single images of personifications tend to be titled as an "allegory", arguably incorrectly. The game is seen as an allegory for Christian monotheism. This is allegoresis, or the act of reading a story as an allegory. Stevens argues that this may be an allegory or explanation of the seasons. His "Allegory of the Cave" exemplifies these ideas. The origin of this allegory in painting and sculpture is disputed. The Degrees are presented largely by means of allegory and drama.