Allegory

English

An allegory is a hidden meaning in a story.

An allegory is a symbol found in a poem or story.

An allegory is story, picture or poem which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning.

The race is just a race and does not represent anything.

In the 'Hare and the Tortoise' story, what does the race represent?

Animal Farm is a story about a farmer who becomes too powerful.

Animal Farm is a story about a group of animals who start a rebellion.

Animal Farm is a story about a group of pigs who live on a farm.

What is Animal Farm about on the surface?

Animal Farm is an allegory because it has a moral.

Animal Farm is an allegory because it represents rebellion.

Animal Farm is an allegory because it represents the events and people of the 1917 Russian Revolution.

Animal Farm is an allegory because the animals represent humans.

In The Russian Revolution, a group of people rebelled against Tsar Nicolas II. What is the name for this group of people?

Totalitarianism is a central system of government with more than one person in charge.

Totalitarianism is a central system of government with no-one in charge.

Totalitarianism is a central system of government with one person in charge.

Totalitarianism is a shared system of government where society are told what to do.

Orwell wanted to draw attention to leaders abusing their power.

Orwell wanted to entertain people and cheer them up.

Orwell wanted to fight injustice and inequality in society.

Orwell wanted to get rid of all leaders in the world.

What did Orwell hope to achieve with his writing? (There are 2 correct answers).

Complete the sentence: Orwell was fascinated by word leaders and how they got richer whilst poor people got...

Orwell studied the cruel leaders of Europe.