Dystopian Convention Flashcards
-An illusion of a utopian society -Violence -Unfair treatment -A government with total control -A new world with a different regime -Lack of trust -Poverty -Fear -Destruction -A strict regime (20 cards)
Convention
(Typical feature) of dystopia fiction
What are the dystopian conventions
-An illusion of a utopian society
-Violence
-Unfair treatment
-A government with total control
-A new world with a different regime
-Lack of trust
-Poverty
-Fear
-Destruction
-A strict regime
Context
Context is the background environment, setting, framework, or surroundings of events or occurrences
Literary trope
The word trope can refer to any type of figure of speech, theme, image, character, or plot element that is used many time. Some examples of tropes include the damsel in distress or chosen one
Anti-hero
a central character of a story who lacks traditional characteristics that are associated with a conventional hero, e.g. they may have a history of poor decisions, they may have character flaws, etc
Semantic field
A set of words related in meaning, e.g: party cake, banners, celebration, candles, joy (birthday)
Dystopia
An imagined society or place where there is great suffering and injustice, typically totalitarian or post-apocalyptic.
Utopia
An imagined society or place where everything is perfect.
Metaphor
A rhetorical device that uses language that goes beyond the literal to create meaning by comparing one thing to another thing, e.g Juliet is the sun.
Simile
Compares something to another thing, but uses the words like or as to do so. E.g. Juliet is like the sun, or juliet is as bright as the sun
Imagery
vivid description that appeals to readers senses to create an image or idea in their head
Repetition
using a word or phrase for effect, two or more times in speech or written work
Sensory language
language that appeals to or describes the senses
Personification
gives human characteristics to non-human things or inanimate objects
Surveillance
is another common feature of dystopia fiction - the population is closely watched and monitored at all times. As well as allowing the government to control society with more ease, surveillance is also useful in dystopian societies as it helps to breed fear and a lack of trust.
Pros of CCTV
Is one coomon form of surveillance that most societies employ. Pros of CCTV
-It can deter crime
-It can help to catch criminals
-It can provide evidence. e.g., to find someone who has gone missing
Cons of CCTV
-It can be considered an invasion of privacy
-It can increase distrust
-it can be abused by governments/individuals
The so so sentence
“There was the faintest glimmer of light, so small, so distant, it didn’t seem to exist”
Past participle start (-ed)
“Covered with the darkness of the forest itself, the bear seemed to carry the weight of the trees on its back”
Expanded noun phrases
“The heavily fortifed, steel gates…)”
