english 4p + animal farm

Acronym

word formed from the first or first few letters of a series of words

G.O.A.T

Allegory

a work in which most of the characters settings and events stand for something larger than themselves 

Animal Farm - Russian Revolution 

Alliteration

a brief reference to something in history, mythology, current events, or other words of literature or art that the author assumes the reader will understand

Sally smiled that rivaled that of the Mona Lisa  

Allusion

repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words 

Analogy

a comparison between something difficult to understand and something that is familiar. This helps readers understand more difficult concepts. often taking form of similes 

life is like a box of chocolates 

Anecdote

a short account of an entertaining or incident. an account regarded as unreliable or hearsay usually intended to make a point 

Anti- hero

a protagonist who has the opposite qualities of a traditional hero 

deadpool 

Aside

dramatic convention in which a character speaks to himself or his audience, but is not heard by other characters on stage

Romeo from Romeo and Juliet

Assonance

repetition of vowel sounds anywhere in words that can lead to rhymes 

Atmosphere

the mood of a literary work, established by details of setting and word choice

Autobiography

a nonfictional account of a persons life, written by that person 

Becoming by Michelle Obama 

Biography

a nonficiton account of a persons life written by another person

Hamilton 

Blank Verse

poetry written in unrhymed, lambic pentameter

Old Major

Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin

Napoleon

Joseph Stalin

Snowball

Leon Trotsky

Squealer

Propaganda/State-controlled media

Boxer

Working class

Jessie and Bluebell (dogs)

Russian police

Moses 

Religious propaganda/ Russian Orthodox Church

Animal Farm

Russian Revolution and the rise of the Soviet Union

Author and year of published

george orwell + 1945

time frame and setting of the story

early 20th century + Manor Farm/Animal Farm (rural England)

Mollie

russian aristocracy

mr. frederick

hitler

mr.jones

tsar nicholas ii

pilkington

western allies