Symbolism and Allegory
Practice
NEEDED: TEXTBOOKS PG. 394 -397
SHEET OF PAPER / SOMETHING TO WRITE WITH
Looking ahead… (put in your agenda)
 Today
 You will read your final symbolism / allegory story but on your
own – called The Happy Man’s Shirt.
 You will answer 6 multiple-choice questions and 5 short
answer questions about this story that will be due today.
 Thursday
 You will do a review worksheet for the symbolism / allegory
unit to prepare for a test on Tuesday.
 Friday
 You will have a unit test over the symbolism / allegory unit
(material includes: Symbolism / Allegory notes, The Scarlet
Ibis, The Grandfather, The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind, and
The Happy Man’s Shirt)
In class today…. Open textbooks to pg. 394
 Read The Happy Man’s Shirt (a folk tale)
 Folk tales are often symbolic and allegorical because the characters stand for
moral qualities or abstract ideas / and the story is intended to teach a lesson.
 Answer the following questions on pg. 396-397 about the story:
#1, #5, #6. #8, #9, and #10
 Answer the following questions about the story (these are short
answer questions, and should be at least a paragraph each)





What does the unhappy prince’s position in life symbolize? Why?
The king is told his son should wear a happy man’s shirt. What does wearing
someone else’s shirt symbolize? Why?
What does the character of the priest symbolize? Why?
What does the happy man’s lack of shirt symbolize? Why?
In what way can this tale be seen as an allegory? Use examples from text to
support your answer.