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allegory

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a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

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anthropomorphism

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

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fairy tale

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a story for children with fantastical element

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dystopia

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an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian.

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irony

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

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maxim

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a short, memorable statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct.

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moral

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A principle or belief concerning right and wrong behaviour.

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objective

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

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omniscient narrator

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

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propaganda

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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

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satire

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

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