Unit 3 Animal Farm Vocab

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Allegory

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A narrative in which the characters, actions, and sometimes the setting, symbolically represent an idea, moral, or political or religious principles.

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Author's Perspective

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The author's view of a specific topic/idea/event or their view of the world more generally.

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Central Idea

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An essential idea that the writer is communicating to the reader in a nonfiction text.

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Fable

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A brief story meant to teach a specific lesson or moral, often featuring talking animals or inanimate objects.

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Inference

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An educated guess based on details in the text and prior knowledge to make meaning.

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Satire

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A literary and artistic genre that uses humor to point out hypocrisy and flaws in human nature.

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Abolish

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To get rid of completely; to do away with; to totally eliminate.

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Adversary

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Enemy, competitor, or opponent.

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Charismatic

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Possessing an extraordinary ability to attract or charm; inspiring devotion from followers.

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Complicity

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Involvement with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing.