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English Vocab Unit 1
Animal Farm Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Theme | The message the author sends the reader |
| Symbol | Something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign. |
| Allegory | A representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another. |
| Tone | The author's attitude about what they are writing about |
| Mood | The feeling that the reader gets when they are reading (the atmosphere) |
| Rhetorical Device | A way in which the author (or speaker)deliberatly manipulates language to be persuasive |
| Repitition | When an author or speaker repeats a word or phrase many times to creat an emotional impact |
| Parallel Structure | Sentences what mirror each other in basic structure, usually means the use of the same verb tense |
| Allusion | An author or speaker makes a reference to another work person the audience is expected to know |
| Imagery | When the author or speaker uses descriptive details to help the audience paint a mental picture |
| Ethos | An appeal made in persuasion where the person relies on his or her own credibility to make a case |
| Logos | An appeal made in persuasive writing that relies on logic, facts, and reasoning |
| Pathos | An appeal made in persuasion that relies on the author's ability to manipulate the audience's emotions |
| Crescendo | A speaking device where the speaker gradually raises her osr his voice to create emphasis |
| Irony | The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend. |
| Cynical | Someone who does not trust human nature, distrusting |
| Apathetic | Not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive, do not care |
| Nostalgic | Yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation. |
| Impartial | Not partial or biased; fair; just: an impartial judgement, not prejudiced towards or against any particular side or party; fair; unbiased |
| Ominous | Portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious: an ominous bank of dark clouds, dangerous |
| Hostile | Aggressivly mad, characteristic of an enemy, not friendly, warm, or generous; not hospitable. Characterized by antagonism |
| Irreverent | Not respectful, lacking seriousness. Without due respect or veneration; disrespectful; flippant |
| Patronizing | Having a superior manner; condescending, to behave in an offensively condescending manner toward |
| Sarcastic | Saying the opposite of what you mean in a negative way, an example would be if someone said they liked your shirt but they said it in a way that you knew they really didn't like your shirt |
| Proletariat | The class of wage earners, especially those who earn their living by manual labor or who are dependent for support on daily or casual employment; the working class |
| Bourgeoisie | The middle class, in contrast to the proletariat or wage-earning class, is primarily concerned with property values, they do not work as hard and more involved in looks and themselves |
| Communism | A system of social organization in which all economic and social activity is controlled by a totalitarian state dominated by a single and self-perpetuating political party |
| Stalinism | The principles of communism associated with Joseph Stalin, characterized especially by the extreme suppression of dissident political or ideological views, the concentration of power in one person, and an aggressive international policy |
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