Literary Techniques Flashcards
(27 cards)
Allegory
A story poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning typically a moral or political one
Anthropomorphism
The showing or treating of animals gods and objects as if they are human in appearance character or behaviour
Fairy tale
A story for children with fantastical elements
Dystopia
An imaginary state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice typically one that is totalitarian
Irony
A situation in which something which was intended to have a particular result has the opposite or a very different result.
Maxim
a short, memorable statement
expressing a general truth or rule of
conduct.
Moral
A principle or belief concerning
right and wrong behaviour.
Objective
based on real facts and not
influenced by personal beliefs or
feelings
Omniscient narrator
third-person narrator who knows
all the thoughts, actions, and
feelings of all characters.third-person narrator who knows
all the thoughts, actions, and
feelings of all characters.
Propaganda
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
Satire
a technique use to expose and
criticise foolishness and corruption
of an individual or a society, by
using humor, irony, exaggeration,
or ridicule.
Naive
Lack of experience
Cynical
disbelieving &
suspicious
Tyrannical
Brutal leader
Ineffectual
Hopeless
Totalitarian
where the leader has
complete control
Unify
Bring together
Narcissistic
Someone who thinks about themselves a lot and admires themselves too much
Confound
Confuse
Repress
to control what
people do
Megalomaniac
Power hungry
Manipulate
Control or influence
Prosperity
A state of wealth
Unanimous
In complete agreement
