Animal Farm Flashcards

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Definition of allegory

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A story, poem, or picture that can be imterpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

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Anthropomorphism

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the showing or treating of animals, gods, and objects as if they are human in appearance, character, or behaviour

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Fairy tale

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A story for children with fantastical elements

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Dystopia

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an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian.

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Irony

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a situation in which something which was intended to have a particular result has the opposite or a very different result

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Maxim

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a short, memorable statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct.

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Moral

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A principle or belief concerning right and wrong behaviour.

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Objective

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based on real facts and not influenced by personal beliefs or feelings

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Omniscient narrator

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third-person narrator who knows all the thoughts, actions, and feelings of all characters.

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Propaganda

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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

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Satire

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a technique use to expose and criticise foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society, by using humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule.

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Who does boxer represent

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Proletariat workers and laborers

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Who does moses represent

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Russian orthodox church

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Who does mollie represent

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Bourgeoisie middle class

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Who does snowball represent

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Leon trotsky

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Who does napoleon represent

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Joseph Stalin

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Who does benjamin represent

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Intellectuals except lazier

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What does squealer represent

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Propaganda

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Who does old major represent

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Karl marx and vladmir lenin

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Who does clover represent

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Female proletariat workers and laborers

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Who does mr jones represent

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Tsar Nicholas II

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Who does mr frederick represent

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Adolf Hitler

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Naive

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Lack of experience

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Cynical

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Disbelieving & suspicious

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tyrannical

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Brutal leader

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Ineffectual

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Hopeless

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Totalitarian

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Where the leader has complete control

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Unify

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Bring together

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Preside

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Lead over

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Narcissistic

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Someone who thinks about themselves a lot and admires themselves too much

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Confound

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Confuse

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Repress

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To control what people do

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Megalomaniac

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Power-hungry

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Manipulate

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Control or influence

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Prosperity

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A state of wealth

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Unanimous

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In complete agreement

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Apathy

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Lack of interest or concern

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Collusion

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Secret agreement to deceive others

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Scapegoat

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A person blamed for someone else’s wrong

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Who do the dogs represent

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The NKVD