Young Goodman Brown Allegory

An allegory is....

• a story that represents something beyond itself

• represents abstract or moral ideas

• when the characters or story represent historical events

• all of the above

Allegory must include

• symbolism

• allusion

• irony

• hyperbole

An allegory is a story in which:

• characters, setting, and actions stand for something beyond their literal meaning

• a story in which characters, settings, and symbols have magical powers

• a story in which characters, settings, and symbols have new definitions

• a story in which characters, settings, and symbols know one another

The write describes a person in a jail yard intently watching a bird fly overhead. What might the bird symbolize?

• freedom

• the chosen one

• knowledge

• birth

After struggling to escape a hard life, a character is described as twirling around on a spring day surrounded by newly budding trees and blooming flowers. What might this passage symbolize?

• sadness that the new season has started

• optimism that life is restarting; representing a new birth

• excitement to hear the birds chirping

• disappointment that summer is so close

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_{Ana had spent an unhappy night of tossing and turning. Yesterday, the wrong move had caused her to lose the volleyball match. As she sat up in bed the next morning, she could see the sun just peeking over the bushes in her back yard. As the sun rose higher and shined more brightly, Ana felt her spirits lifting. Feeling her confidence return, Ana thought to herself, I know I can work harder, and I'll make the team forget yesterday ever happened.}

In this passage, the rising sun symbolizes—

• Ana's house

• a second chance

• volleyball

• a sleepless night