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Animal Farm

Animal Farm . Literary Terms to Know. A story in which the characters and events are symbols that stand for ideas about human life or for political or historical situations . Animal Farm is an allegory for t he Russian Revolution. . Allegory. A reference to a famous p erson, place,

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Animal Farm

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  1. Animal Farm Literary Terms to Know

  2. A story in which the characters and events are symbols that stand for ideas about human life or for political or historical situations. Animal Farm is an allegory for the Russian Revolution. Allegory

  3. A reference to a famous person, place, thing, or event from history, mythology, literature, the Bible, etc. Allusion

  4. When the audience knows more than a character does. Dramatic Irony

  5. The quality of being believable. When you are truthful and can support your opinion or ideas, you gain credibility. Credibility

  6. The opposite of a Utopia (an ideal place). It is an imagined place where everything is unpleasant or bad. Typically, it is due to environment or totalitarian government Dystopia

  7. Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. Propaganda

  8. The art of effective persuasive speaking or writing. Rhetoric

  9. The persuasive appeal based on the character or credibility of the speaker, narrator, or image. Ethos

  10. The persuasive appeal that uses logic through facts, figures, and data. Logos

  11. The most powerful persuasive appeal, pathos appeals to the audience’s emotions. Pathos

  12. A fictitious name, esp. that of an author. Pseudonym

  13. A short story featuring non-human characters who have been personified, and ends with a moral lesson. Fable

  14. The use of humor, irony, or exaggeration to ridicule or criticize people’s weaknesses or vices, esp. about political and social issues. Satire

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