What is Allegory?

What is an allegory?

• An object that represents another object

• A story that points to a deeper meaning

• A comparison that points to a deeper meaning

• A type of metaphor

How is an allegory different from a metaphor?

• A metaphor is a story with a deeper meaning

• A metaphor is an object that represents another object

• An allegory is a type of symbol

• An allegory is a story with a deeper meaning

What is a metaphor?

• A story that conveys a moral

• A comparison that points to a deeper meaning

• An extended allegory

• An object that represents another object

What is a symbol?

• A story with a deeper meaning

• A comparison that points to a deeper meaning

• An object that represents another object

• A type of metaphor

What example of an allegory was mentioned?

• The Heart Shape

• The Tortoise and the Hare

• Animal Farm

• The Bald Eagle

What does the tortoise in 'The Tortoise and the Hare' represent?

• A symbol for love

• A symbol for a nation

• A rushed person

• A methodical person

What does the hare in 'The Tortoise and the Hare' represent?

• A methodical person

• A rushed person

• A symbol for love

• A symbol for a nation

What is the heart shape a symbol for?

• Love

• A nation

• A methodical person

• A rushed person

What novel is a classic example of an allegory?

• The Tortoise and the Hare

• 1984

• Animal Farm

• The Great Gatsby