Question

read the passage from animal farm.
when it was all over, the remaining animals, except for
the pigs and dogs, crept away in a body. they were
shaken and miserable. they did not know which was
more shocking—the treachery of the animals who had
leagued themselves with snowball, or the cruel
retribution they had just witnessed. in the old days
there had often been scenes of bloodshed equally
temible, but it seemed to all of them that it was far
worse now that it was happening among themselves.
since jones had left the farm, until today, no animal
had killed another animal. not even a rat had been
killed. they had made their way on to the little knoll
where the half - finished windmill stood, and with one
accord they all lay down as though huddling together
for warmth—clover, muriel, benjamin, the cows, the
sheep, and a whole flock of geese and hens—
evenvone. indeed. except the cat. who had suddenlv
which literary device does orwell most use to support
his purpose in this passage?
○ point of view, to show how the characters perceive
the bloodshed they have witnessed
○ setting, to show that the unfinished windmill may be
the cause of the revenge taken
○ allegory, to show how the murders on the farm are
similar to the murders ordered by stalin
○ satire, to poke fun at the shocked responses to the
executions occurring on the farm

Explanation:

1. Analyze Option 1 (point of view): The passage’s focus isn’t on character perception of bloodshed but on the event’s significance, so this is incorrect.
2. Analyze Option 2 (setting): The windmill’s role here is not to explain revenge causation; the focus is on internal farm violence, so this is incorrect.
3. Analyze Option 3 (allegory): Animal Farm is an allegory for Soviet history. The farm murders mirror Stalin’s purges (e.g., Snowball as Trotsky, Napoleon as Stalin). This matches the passage’s depiction of internal violence reflecting real - world totalitarian actions.
4. Analyze Option 4 (satire): Satire “pokes fun,” but the passage’s tone is somber about violence, not mocking responses. So this is incorrect.

Answer:

C. allegory, to show how the murders on the farm are similar to the murders ordered by Stalin