Mr. Garker,

I must say that I am absolutely flabbergasted at the fact that you say _The Divine Comedy_ is not an allegory. The definition of an allegory is using symbolism in order to instruct. You cannot get more symbolic and this is certainly an instructional poem. I will have to claim ignorance as to whether or not this would be considered an epic, however, it seems odd to put it in the same category as _The Iliad_ or _The Odyssey_. You have obviously taken a class on it recently, so I will assume you are correct on that front.

Side note: I commend you for taking a class that reads _The Divine Comedy_. Do you know what you will end up majoring in?