Literary Terms for Animal Farm Flashcards
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A story about animals that gives a moral
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A beast fable
2
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Beast fables are usually used as…
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A satirical device to point out human follies
3
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Lack of good sense or foolish act
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Folly
4
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A technique that ridicules people and their institutions in an effort to expose their flaws (weaknesses) and evils
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Satire
5
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What is the purpose of satire?
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To bring about change
6
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A narrative that uses extended metaphor and symbols to tell a story that has a meaning beyond the literal level
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Allegory
7
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In an allegory, objects, persons, animals, and actions are equated with…
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Meanings that lie outside the story itself
8
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Lenin
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Old Major
9
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Old Major
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Lenin
10
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Stalin
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Napoleon
11
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Napoleon
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Stalin
12
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Proletariat
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Common people
13
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Trotsky
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Snowball
14
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Snowball
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Trotsky
15
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Pravda
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A Russian propaganda newspaper
