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Animal Farm Terms
Terms Related to the Story Animal Farm
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hypocrisy | pretending to have beliefs or virtues that one does not possess; being two-faced |
| propaganda | miseducation / presentation of misinformation (lies) or slanted truth as the absolute truth; information, especially of a bias or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view |
| socialism | a socioeconomic structure in which the means of production are owned by the entire population and that political power would be in the hands of the people democratically through a co-operative commonwealth or republic |
| communism | a socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of a classless, stateless society based on common ownership of the means of production; a strong central government is needed to oversee fair distribution of goods, services, & ownership |
| totalitarianism | One absolute ruler or ruling faction has complete control over everyone and everything (all means of production, resources, profits, laws) |
| ways a totalitarian government keeps power [OK, this isn't a term, but it's related to the terms.] | propaganda (especially focused on youth), strong-arm tactics or threats of violence, sanctions or threats of sanctions (withholding food or necessary services) |
| satire | the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues |
| theme | a moral message presented through literature OR a central topic or main focus in a work of literature |
| fable | a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral |
| allegory | a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one |
| metaphor | a comparison between two mainly unlike things emphasizing one or more characteristics that the two share in common EXAMPLE: "Their love was a comet streaking across the sky." (Implies that their love burned brightly, but was short-lived.) |
| extended metaphor | a comparison between two mainly unlike things emphasizing one or more characteristics that the two share in common, which develops this comparison beyond a simple one-line statement EX: The farm in Animal Farm represents a nation, particularly Russia. |
| dramatic irony | This is the effect of a significant contrast between what a characters in a dramatic or literary work know or believe to be the case and what you, the reader/audience know to be true. |
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