Question

What is an allegory? :) What is an allegory? :) @Writing

Answer 1

A story that represents a real-life situation.

Answer 2

An allegory is a higher form of a fable and its a story with a hidden message. It can be applied to real life situations.

Answer 3

Can there be multiple messages?

Answer 4

I dun think so

Answer 5

yes

Answer 6

according to my teacher, no

Answer 7

i dun understand why though

Answer 8

Absolutely. Allegories can be simple (Aesop's fables are allegories for many real-life situations) or have complex layers (Plato's allegory of the cave in The Republic).

Answer 9

Ohhh... Im stuck writing my allegory. No idea how to start :(

Answer 10

I am also assigned to write an allegory :D But the starting can be any starting you want it to be the starting of stories. Dialogue , etc

Answer 11

Follow Aesop. Just put animals in place of people behaving in a situation you've encountered.

Answer 12

oh i get it. what do ants represent? :)

Answer 13

They can represent anything you want it to be.

Answer 14

kids in a school

Answer 15

no, i mean what do they symbolise :)

Answer 16

but yes anything depends on the story

Answer 17

normally , they are symbolical of hardworking ppl ?

Answer 18

works for me

Answer 19

yeah, i think they symbolise diligence etc. :D

Answer 20

hahaha normally yah, but in your allegory, they can represent anything you want it to be

Answer 21

so they do not have a fixed symbol?

Answer 22

yah

Answer 23

in your allegory, they are anything you want them to be. Mean , kind , anything

Answer 24

ants can be representative of hard workers, say in a school or factory or office but could also represent a crowd in a park running from danger or running towards a celebrity in the street etc etc etc

Answer 25

but that might be getting too literal

Answer 26

lol can they like represent diligence? :)

Answer 27

allegory must be metaphorical ?

Answer 28

extended metaphor ?

Answer 29

yes an extended metaphor

Answer 30

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegory

Answer 31

Think of your situation first. If you did the right thing, have the animal do the wrong thing to demonstrate the consequences. If you did the wrong thing, have the animal do the same. If the wrong thing is sneaky, make it a fox. If it's mean, make it a bear. If it's untruthful, make it a snake. Their opposites are usually eagles, lions and elephants. These are just stereotypes, but that's what allegories play on.

Answer 32

Allegories play on stereotypes..... oh

Answer 33

You can also have one do the right thing and the other the wrong thing. If you're ambitious, it doesn't have to be clear what the right thing is. Do they struggle to figure it out? Do they seek advice from the wise owl?

Answer 34

Thanks people :)

Answer 35

hope it goes well

Answer 36

Allegories play on stereotypes..... oh

Answer 37

welcome... i didnt help much anyway haha

Answer 38

Welcome! I just asked questions... so ... isnt really helping either

Answer 39

stimulating discussion usually helps

Answer 40

asking questions helps others too

Answer 41

Allegories play on stereotypes..... oh

Answer 42

:D

Answer 43

Hey people, i have another question..

Answer 44

What are some animals that symbolize laziness? :)

Answer 45

cats, the sloth

Answer 46

bear maybe

Answer 47

turtle

Answer 48

ohh thanks :) cats fit my allegory :D