Allegory

What is the moral lesson of the allegory 'Tortoise and Hare'?

• Slow and steady will not win the race

• Slow and steady will win the race

• Steady always runs fast

• None of the above

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

The author describes the setting with darkness around the main character. The darkness represents a problem that the character may be facing. What could this problem be?

• night

• loneliness

• death

• hunger

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the difference between a theme and an allegory?

• A theme is what the story is about and an allegory is a bigger idea.

• A theme is the overall message of the story and an allegory goes beyond the story to symbolically represent a political or moral idea the author feels strongly about.

• A theme symbolically teaches a lesson and an allegory is just an idea.

• A theme goes behind the story whereas an allegory is directly represented in the story.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

What does the apple symbolize in the image

• Snow White's death and destruction

• Snow White's beauty and charm

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Two types of allegories are...

• ...Cain and Abel.

• ...Romeo and Juliet.

• ...parables and fables.

• ...scissors and tape.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Literary work in which characters and events are used to represent abstract concepts; a highly symbolic work.

• Allusion

• Analogy

• Allegory

• Assonance

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Which statement expresses the theme of this allegory?

• Money can buy you happiness

• Death is inevitable

• Laugh and the world laughs with you

• Live life to the fullest

What does the masked stranger symbolize?

• party crasher

• death and disease

• hope and joy

• mystery and mayhem

What is an allegory?

• A story with a hidden meaning

• A type of poem

• A historical account

• A scientific theory

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Which of the following is an example of an allegory?

• The Great Gatsby

• Animal Farm

• Pride and Prejudice

• The Catcher in the Rye

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5