Animal Farm Vocabulary

Match the following literary terms to their definitions.

• difference between expected and reality

• theme

• the use of humor to expose and criticize

• tone

• a story with a hidden political meaning

• allegory

• the mood implied by author's words

• irony

• the main idea or lesson of a story

• satire

What is propaganda?

• A story that uses humor to draw attention to a political issue

• An often biased form of communication used to manipulate or influence people's opinions and beliefs

• The main idea or lesson in a literary work

• The feeling provided by an author's choice of words

Match the following picture with the vocabulary word

• morose

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• toil

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• manipulate

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• benevolent

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• treacherous

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Although the task was challenging and ​ (a)   , you were ​ (b)   and got all of the answers correct.

• laborious
• shrewd
• complicit
• connotation

Define connotation

• To control a person or situation

• Being involved in something illegal or wrong

• A word that has a meaning that is not literaly, often has a positive or negative association

Define the word complicit

• A word with a meaning other than its literal meaning, especially a positive or negative association

• Being involved in something illegal or wrong

• Working extremely hard or incessantly