Allegory and Fable

An allegory is a story that has: 

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

Fables use animal characters in order to:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Allegory must include

• symbolism

• irony

• allusion

• hyperbole