Animal Farm Literary Elememts

A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

• Euphemism

• Allegory

• Satire

• Parody

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Napoleon is a __________ of Stalin in the book Animal Farm.

• personification

• parody

• satire

• caricature

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

"He's not a liar; he's just creative with the truth."

This sentence is an example of a ________, a substitution of an inoffensive or less blunt term for another that might offend or suggest something unpleasant.

• euphemism

• sarcasm

• symbolism

• allegory

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

This literary element uses language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humor or to make a point.

• Foreshadowing

• Euphemism

• irony

• Satire

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.

For example, "Scary Movie" is a _______ of the horror film genre.

• caricature

• allegory

• irony

• parody

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

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.

• Satire

• Irony

• Allegory

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

An image or idea that represents other things.

For example, a heart represents love or a dove represents peace.

• Parody

• Symbolism

• Personification

• Caricature

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

An indication of something that will happen in the future.

• Symbolism

• Allegory

• Foreshadowing

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman

• Personification

• Caricature

• Parody

• Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech

• Rhetoric

• Analogy

• Hyperbole

• Foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3