Which description is an example of an allegory? a. s. e. hinton's the outsiders deals with the danger of stereotypes as well as the power of love between brothers in the world of a teenager. b. a separate peace by john knowles deals with the heartache and confusion of growing up as well as the impact of friends and enemies on a person’s life. c. the westing game by ellen raskin tells the story of 16 heirs to a large inheritance who must discover their benefactor's killer in order to inherit the money. d. william spenser's the faerie queene follows the quests of several knights who seek to better themselves, but it symbolically gives honor to queen elizabeth i and her kingdom.

D. William Spenser's The Faerie Queene follows the quests of several knights who seek to better themselves, but it symbolically gives honor to Queen Elizabeth I and her kingdom.

An allegory is a type of extended metaphor in which items or characters within the story (or even poem or play or painting) stand for something else, and what they stand for is something typically of a political nature.  That said, the word “symbolically” helps us determine that “D” is the correct response because of how symbols stand for other things, and royalty can be seen as a political figures. 

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

- "there are several movements that doris lessing was associated with. first of all, communism. she pursued her communist beliefs and included them in her writing, and was also a member of several communist book clubs. she is also strongly associated with feminism, her fight for equality and women's rights.

doris lessing is the kind of writer who has followers, not just readers. they have been engaged to her chiefly because of her involvement in major problems, such as politics and woman-ism."