Literary Techniques & 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.

Question 2

anthropomorphism

Answer 2

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

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

propaganda

Answer 10

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

Question 11

satire

Answer 11

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