Literary Techniques And Definitions

Question 1

Allegory

Answer 1

a story, poem, or picture that can

be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

Example:Napoleon follows a similar rise to power as Stalin, using fear and propaganda to control the masses, including show trials and

Question 2

anthropomorphism

Answer 2

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

Example: By the end of the novel, the ideals of communism have been so far abused and forgotten, that Napoleon meets and forms agreements with former oppressors.

Question 3

fairy tale

Answer 3

a story for children with fantastical elements

Question 4

dystopia

Answer 4

an imagined state or society in

which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian.

Question 5

Irony

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Maxim

Answer 6

a short, memorable statement

expressing a general truth or rule of conduct.

Question 7

Moral

Answer 7

A principle or belief concerning right and wrong behaviour.

Question 8

Objective

Answer 8

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

Question 9

omniscient narrator

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Propoganda

Answer 10

information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.