Symbolism & Allegory

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Symbols allow writers to...

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...convey layers of meaning.

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An allegory is...

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A story that represents something beyond itself, when the characters or story represent historical events, and represent abstract or moral ideas.

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Water symbolizes

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Purity

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Why does an author use symbolism in their literary piece?

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To convey double meanings about a topic or subject

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What problem does the darkness around the main character represent? Options: night, loneliness, death, hunger.

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death

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

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Allegory

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Allegory must include

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symbolism

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Traveling through a tunnel symbolizes

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a change from good to evil

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Symbolism allows writers to...

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...convey layers of meaning.

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What does the clock symbolize in the Masque of the Red Death? Options: good times, death, sickness is coming, an hour has passed

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death