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Year 9 End Of Years Flashcards

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What is the definition of 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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What is the definition of 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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What is the definition of a fairy tale

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a story for children with fantastical elements

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What is the definiton of 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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What is the definition of 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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What is the definition of maxim

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

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What is the definition of moral

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A principle or belief concerning right and wrong behaviour.

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What is the definition of objective

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

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What is the definition of omniscient narrator

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

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What is the definition of 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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What is the definiton of 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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What is the definition of naive

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Lack of experience

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What is the definition of cynical

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Disbeliving and suspicious

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What is the definition of tyrannical

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Brutal leader

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What is the definition of ineffectual

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Hopeless

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What is the definition of totalitarian

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where the leader has complete control

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Dictator

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  • A ruler who has total power over everything and everyone – typically by force.
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Communism

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  • A system of social organisation in which all property is owned by the community and each person contributes and receives according to their needs/abilities.
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Comrade

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  • A word used to address a fellow member of an organisation – typically linked to the armed forces - or to address people in communist countries.

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