Animal Farm Pre-Reading Vocabulary Flashcard

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What is the figurative attribution of human characteristics, like emotions, behaviors, or intentions, to non-human entities, such as animals, objects, or natural phenomena?

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Personification

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What does the term 'Dystopian' mean?

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A society with a lot of suffering

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What is the literal attribution of human characteristics, like emotions, behaviors, or intentions, to non-human entities, such as animals, objects, or natural phenomena?

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Anthropomorphism

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Who is Eric Arthur Blair, known for writing Animal Farm and 1984?

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George Orwell

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Who was the leader of the communist party after Lenin died, known for being a cruel dictator of the Soviet Union?

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Stalin

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What is the term for a narrative perspective that presents the thoughts and feelings of one character while maintaining a third-person viewpoint?

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Limited third-person point of view

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What is the term for a story that critiques society by presenting a flawed or oppressive world?

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Dystopian literature

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What literary device involves giving human traits to animals in a story?

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Anthropomorphism

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What is the main theme of Animal Farm?

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The critique of totalitarianism and the corruption of socialist ideals

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What does the term 'Allegory' mean in literature?

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A narrative that uses symbolic figures and actions to convey deeper meanings or moral lessons