Parody Satire Fable and Allegory

An allegory is a story that has: 

• a literal meaning
• a secondary meaning
• characters who represent persons in history
• all of the above

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Fables use animal characters in order to:

• be funny
• be serious
• teach lessons
• none of the above

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Satire is type of literature that:

• makes fun (derides) a subject
• praises a subject
• teaches about a subject
• all of the above.

Animal Farm satirizes

• American ideals
• democratic ideals
• Russian communistic ideals
• none of the above

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Animal farm is an allegory because:

• it has animals living on a farm
• it is about the history of Russian Communism
• it uses animals living on a farm to teach about Russian communism
• none of the above

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Animal farm is a fable because

• it has animals in it
• it has humans in it
• it really took place
• it has animals with human qualities and abilities

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Identify the nouns in this sentence.
Animal Farm is an allegory of the Russian Revolution.

• Animal Farm
• Animal Farm, allegory
• Animal Farm, Russian Revolution
• Animal Farm, allegory, Russian Revolution

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Identify the verb (action) in this sentence. 
George Orwell wrote Animal Farm.

• George Orwell
• wrote
• wrote Animal Farm
• Animal Farm

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

An allegory is...

• ...a story that represents something beyond itself.
• ...when the characters or story represent historical events.
• ...represent abstract or moral ideas.
• ...All of the above.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Allegory must include

• symbolism

• irony

• allusion

• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5