English Animal Farm Flashcards
What is an allegory
a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
What is anthropomorphismp
the showing or treating of animals, gods, and objects as if they are human in appearance, character, or behaviour.
What is a fairy tale
a story for children with fantastical elements
What is a dystopia
an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian.
What is irony
a situation in which something which was intended to have a particular result has the opposite or a very different result
What is a maxim
a short, memorable statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct.
What is a moral
A principle or belief concerning right and wrong behaviour.
What is an objective
based on real facts and not influenced by personal beliefs or feelings
What dose being an omniscient narrator mean?
third-person narrator who knows all the thoughts, actions, and feelings of all characters.
What is 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
What is satire
a technique use to expose and criticise foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society, by using humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule.
Who is Jones representing?
Tzar Nihcoles
Who is Fredrick representing?
The west
Who dose moses represent?
The orthadox church
Who dose snowball represent?
Trotsky
Who dose squealer represent
The propaganda of the USSR
Who dose Boxer represent?
The russian working class
Who mollie represent
The supporters of the Tzar
Who dose Benjamin represent?
The middle class
Who do the Dogs represent?
Stalins secret police
Who dose napoleion represent?
Stalin
Who dose old major represent?
Lenin
What dose Naive mean?
Lack of experiance or blindly following
What dose it mean to be cynical?
Disbeliving and/or suspicious
