Allegory & Symbolism

Which best defines "theme?"

• A recurring idea or element in a story

• The song and title clip that opens a TV show

• A story that conveys a meaning deeper than the one on its surface

• A message or moral the author wants the audience to learn

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What is a symbol?

• The evil monkey statue from Phantom of the Opera

• A recurring idea or element in a story

• An object or character that represents something larger than itself

• A story that conveys a meaning deeper than the one on its surface

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Which of these best defines an "allegory?"

• Any of the Godzilla movies

• A story that conveys a meaning deeper than the one on its surface

• A message or moral the author wants the audience to learn

• A literary device where a non-human has inherently human characteristics

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We wear the mask that grins and lies,

It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,

This debt we pay to human guile;

With torn and bleeding hearts we smile

What does the mask symbolize?

• A disguise

• Hidden emotion

• Grins and lies

• A covering for all or part of the face,

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Hold fast to dreams

For if dreams die

Life is a broken-winged bird

That cannot fly.

Hold fast to dreams

For when dreams go

Life is a barren field

Frozen with snow

What does the broken winged bird symbolize?

• Goals that you have met

• Nightmare

• Unfulfilled dreams

• Life

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When analyzing any story which of the following most helps you identify an allegory in the story?

• The time period the story is written in.

• The characteristics of the main characters.

• The message in the story.

• The ending of the story.

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What does it mean to read "literally"?

• Take the words of the story to mean exactly and only what they say

• Use your eyes to read

• Take the words of a story as a hidden message for something else

• Read from a book

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What does it mean to read "allegorically"?

• To read an allegory

• To take the words of the story to mean exactly and only what they say

• To take the words of a story as a hidden message for something else

• To read quickly

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Compare and Contrast Allegory vs. Symbolism: Which of the following is the correct contrast AND comparison?

• Contrast: Allegory can be a word, place, character, or object that means something beyond what is on a literal level. A symbol involves many interconnected allegorical figures in such a way that nearly every element of the narrative has meaning beyond the literal. Comparison: Both allegory and symbols show the meaning of a story.

• Comparison: Both allegory and symbols show the meaning of a story.

• Comparison: Both symbols and allegories can reveal ideas or meaning beyond the literal level. Contrast: a symbol can be a word, place, character, or object meaning something beyond its literal meaning. An allegory is a story in which everything is a symbol that relates to other symbols within the story to teach a moral lesson.

• Contrast: a symbol can be a word, place, character, or object meaning something beyond its literal meaning. An allegory is a story in which everything is a symbol that relates to other symbols within the story to teach a moral lesson.

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Why does Orpheus venture into the Underworld?

• To face Hades

• To retrieve Eurydice

• Because he has died

• To be punished

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