Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust

What is the title?

• Terrible Things

• Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust

• An Allegory of the Holocaust

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The illustrator is Stephen Gammell, but what does an illustrator do?

• draws pictures

• writes the story

• determines the point of view

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What is an Allegory?

• a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one

• a story that is very difficult to believe : a greatly exaggerated story

• a story from the early history of a people that explains a natural or social event involving supernatural beings

In an allegory, people, places, and events are used as symbols. What can the clearing in the woods stand for?

• America

• Russia

• Germany

• Japan

Why does the author use a foreword at the front of a story?

• To provide the reader insight into what the story is going to be about

• To make sure they reach their word limit

What is the setting of the story?

• Little Rabbits house

• a clearing in the forest

• The Frogs and Fishes Pond

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The rabbits and porcupines shared the shade beneath the trees and the frogs and fish shared the cool brown waters of the forest pond. What does the shade symbolizes?

• protection

• anger

• hurt

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"the cool brown waters of the forest pond." What figurative language example is this?

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Imagery

Why do you think the Terrible Things take away the animals one group at a time?

• It is less obvious.

• It is more efficient.

• It doesn’t give the animals the opportunity to unite and fight back.

• All of the above

In an allegory, people, places, and events are used as symbols. What can the the different animals stand for?

• other countries in WWII

• the groups of people targeted by Nazis

• the soldiers fighting against the Nazis