Animal Farm Key Terms Flashcards
What is an Allegory?
a story, poem, or picture that can be understood to reveal a hidden meaning
What is anthropomorphism?
showing or treating animals, gods, and objects as if they are human in appearance, character, or behaviour.
What is a fairy tale?
a story for children with fantasy elements
What is a dystopia?
An imagined society in which there is great suffering or injustice,
What is Irony?
Where you say or do something that is completely different to what you are actually doing/saying
If it were a rainy, cold day you might say, “Wow, what a beutiful day!”
As if it were a form of sarcasm
What is a maxim
a short, memorable phrase expressing a general truth or rule
“Four legs good, two legs bad”
What is a Moral?
A principle or belief concerning right and wrong behaviour behind the story
What is an Objective?
Something based on real facts and not influenced by opinions or feelings
What is an omniscient narrator?
third-person narrator who knows all the thoughts, actions, and feelings of all characters.
What is propaganda?
false or exaggerated information are spread in order to help a cause, a political leader or a government
What does satire mean?
the art of making someone or something look ridiculous, in order to embarrass, humble, or discredit its targets.
