Techniques

Question 1

Didactic

Answer 1

intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.

Question 2

Morality

Answer 2

principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behaviour

Question 3

Religious allegory

Answer 3

a story that conveys religious truths or insights through symbolic characters, events, and settings

Question 4

Hierarchy

Answer 4

a system in which members of an organization or society are ranked according to relative status or authority

Question 5

misanthropist

Answer 5

a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society

Question 6

Literary foil

Answer 6

a literary element that serves as a contrast to the main character, or the protagonist

Question 7

Redemption

Answer 7

the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil

Question 8

moral arc

Answer 8

a concept that suggests history, or the progression of human understanding, is inherently moving towards a more just and equitable state

Question 9

cyclical structure

Answer 9

begins and ends in the same place, or with a similar situation

Question 10

Capitalism

Answer 10

an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit