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Allegory-Analogy. Olivia Loock Period 3. Allegory. A more advanced version of a parable or a fable story with characters, setting, and is overall symbolic. Examples:. George Orwell's Animal Farm is a historical allegory of the Cold War/Bolshevik Revolution in Soviet Union.
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Allegory-Analogy Olivia Loock Period 3
Allegory • A more advanced version of a parable or a fable • story with characters, setting, and is overall symbolic.
Examples: • George Orwell's Animal Farm is a historical allegory of the Cold War/Bolshevik Revolution in Soviet Union. • In The Pilgrim's Progress, by John Bunyan, the character named Christian struggles to escape from a swamp. The story is a symbol of the difficulty of leading a good life in the “bog” of this world. The “bog” is a metaphor or symbol of life's hardships and distractions. • The Grim Reaper is an allegory or symbolism of life and death.
Alliteration • The same sound repeated in a text, usually in two words or more. • Using the same letters or consonants.
Examples • "With my porch and my pillows, my pretty purple petunias."(Cisneros 108). • “While I nodded, nearly napping…” (The Raven, Edgar Allen Poe) • “Who for the first time finds himself pulling into the charmed, churned circle of the hunted Sperm Whale (Moby Dick, Hermin Melville)
Allusion • A reference or implication to a commonly known subject, person, or place. • Can be related with literature, myths, historical, or religious subjects.
Examples • Thomas Wentworth Higginson, 1859 letter:“I have known her for some time -- the slaves call herMoses.” • "The girl's love of sweets was herAchilles heel." • "Sue did not want to endure Eve's curse, so she opted for the epidural“ (represents God giving Eve the curse of painful childbirth-Genesis 3:29)
Ambiguity • A statement that includes two or more meanings. • Can be interpreted in different ways, which could be intentional or unintentional by the author.
Examples • The chicken is ready to eat.Is the chicken going to eat or is the chicken going to be eaten? • John told the woman that Bill was dating. . Did John tell the woman that Bill was dating someone else? or did John tell something to the woman that Bill was dating? • The Caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland The Caterpillar can either be perceived with human characteristics such as human hands and a face of a man, or it could actually be the features of a caterpillar.
Analogy • A comparison between two dissimilar things made to clarify a point or create an image.
Examples • “Just as the Earth revolves around the Sun, an electron revolves around the nucleus” (buzzle). • “We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation” (I Have A Dream). • “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” (Romeo and Juliet).
Works Cited • Cisneros, Sandra. The House on Mango Street. New York: Vintage, 1991. Print. • "Analogy Examples." Buzzle Web Portal: Intelligent Life on the Web. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. <http://www.buzzle.com/articles/analogy-examples.html>. • Luther King Jr., Martin. "I Have A Dream." 1963 Civil Rights Movement. Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C. 30 Sept. 2011. Speech. • Shakespeare, William, David M. Bevington, and Barbara Gaines. Romeo and Juliet. Naperville, IL: Source MediaFusion, 2005. Print • Google Images. Google. Web