Structural Terminology Flashcards
1
Q
What is the term for a story with a lesson or moral message?
A
Didactic
2
Q
What is the term for a story with a direct parallel to real or events or people?
A
An allegory (or allegorical tale)
3
Q
What kind of narrative structure does the novella follow?
A
Cyclical
(The book opens with Jones as the oppressor and ends with the pigs)
4
Q
What is the name of a story with animals as characters, that imparts a moral message?
A
Fable
5
Q
What is the name of the narrator who knows the thoughts and actions of all the characters?
A
Omniscient
6
Q
What is the definition of ‘rhetoric’?
A
Artful persuasive speaking.
7
Q
What is the name of the type of writing that ridicules political figures or society?
A
Satire
