Eng Flashcards

(31 cards)

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Allegory

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A dtory poem or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hiddne mesning 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 behaviou

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Fairy tsle

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a story for children with fantastical elements

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Dystopia

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a story for children with fantastical elements

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Irony

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irony
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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Proaganda

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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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Naive

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Lack of experience

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Cynical

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Disbelieving and suspicous

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Tyrannical

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Brutal leader

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Innefectual

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Hopeless

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Totalitarian

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Where the leader has complete control

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Unify

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Bring together

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Preside

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Narcissistic

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Someone who thinks much.
about themselves
a lot and admires themselves too much

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Confound

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Repress

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To control what people do

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Megalomaniac

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Manipulate

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Control or influence

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Proesperity

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A state of wealth

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Unanimous
In complete agreement
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Apathy
Lack of interest or concern
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Collusion
Secret agreement to device others
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Scapegoat
A person blamed for someone else's wrong
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Dictator
A ruler who has total power over everything and everyone – typically by force.
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Communism
Communism - 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
Comrade - A word used to address a fellow member of an organisation – typically linked to the armed forces - or to address people in communist countries.