Allegories and Antithesis

True or False: an allegory can have more than one meaning

• False

• True

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Allegory of the Cave is a

• Simile

• Allegory

• Metaphor

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A story or poem where the events and/or characters represent bigger, abstract ideas like religious or political events/people/beliefs

• allegory

• anaology

• personification

• allusion

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How is young Goodman Brown changed by his time in the forest?

• He doesn't change at all

• He comes back and sets fire to the local church

• He comes back a happier man

• He comes back convinced that his townspeople are evil

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What does it mean to read "allegorically"?

• Read an allegory

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

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

• Read quickly

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Allegory

• Anything that stands for or represents something else

• A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent something else

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• Central idea of a work of literature

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What is an allegory

• a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.

• a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

• an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

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story or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas or qualities. Example: Animal Farm, Dante's Inferno, and Lord of the Flies

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Which of the following best describes an allegory?

• A story with a hidden meaning

• A poem with a rhyme scheme

• A narrative with a clear plot

• A dialogue between characters

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What is the primary purpose of using antithesis in literature?

• To create a contrast between ideas

• To develop a character's background

• To enhance the setting description

• To introduce a new theme

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