Words Flashcards
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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 imagined 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.
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.
Who is napoleon like and what does he do
He is like Stalin by using using fear and propaganda to control the masses, including show trials and executions. While in the book Napolean would kill all those who went against him and those who werent assest to his plan such as “Napoleon killed all the chickens because they didn’t want to give them anymore eggs. “ which is similar to how Starlin “Stalin did in the past when he killed the farmers who would not give up their farms.”
What happens at the end of the novel
By the end of the novel, the ideals of communism have been so far abused and forgotten, that Napoleon meets and forms agreements with former oppressors.
