Animal Farm Flashcards
Allegory
a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
Anthropomorphism
the showing or treating of animals, gods, and objects as if they are human in appearance, character, or behaviour.
Fairy Tale
A story for children with fantastical elements
Dystopia
an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian.
Irony
a situation in which something which was intended to have a particular result has the opposite or a very different result
Maxim
A short, memerable statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct
Moral
A principle or belief concerning right and wrong behaviour.
Objective
based on real facts and not influenced by personal beliefs or feelings
Omniscient narrator
third-person narrator who knows all the thoughts, actions, and feelings of all characters.
Propaganda
ideas or statements that are often false or exaggerated and that are spread in order to help a cause, a political leader or a government
Satire
a technique use to expose and criticise foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society, by using humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule.
Naive
lack of experience
Cynical
Disbelieving & suspicious
Tyrannical
Brutal leader
Ineffectual
Hopeless
Totalitration
Where the leader has complete control
Unify
Bring together
Preside
Lead over
Narcissistic
Someone who thinks about themselves a lot and admires themselves too much
Confound
Confuse
Repress
To control what people do
Megalomaniac
Power-hungry
Manipulate
Control or influence
Prosperity
A lot of wealth
Unanimous
In complete agreement
Apathy
Lack of intrest or concern
Collusion
Secret agreement to devieve others
Scapegoat
A person blamed for someone else’s wrong
Dictator
A ruler who has total power over everything and everyone- typically by force
Communism
A system of social organisation in which all property is owned by the community and each person contributes and recieves according to their needs/abilities
Comrade
A word used to adress a fellow member of an orginisation - typically linked to the armed forces - or to adress people in communist countries
