Animal farm

Anthropomorphism

________- A type of personification that gives human characteristics to non- humans or objects, especially animals.

Socialism

________- the political belief that society should be organised equally and fairly.

Capitalism

________- an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.

Zoomorphism

________- Giving a person, thing (object or idea) animalistic qualities.

Communism

________- The political system where everyone is equal and most property and economic resources are owned and controlled by the state.

Dictatorship

a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator

Totalitarianism

A type of government which dictates to its people and expects obedience.

Democracy

A state where everyone has a say in how things are run.

republic

A state where power is held by an elected representative.

Bourgeoisie

Middle class, more wealthy members of a society.

Proletariat

The working classes.

Propaganda

Information which is often misleading or biased, used to promote a political cause or point of view.

Jargon

Special words used by a group or profession which are difficult for others to understand.

maxim

A short sentence showing a wider truth, idea, or rule.

irony

Expressing your meaning by using language which shows the opposite.

satire

Using humour and ridicule to criticise people’s stupidity and faults.

allegory

A story with a hidden meaning usually a moral or political one.

chremamorphism

technique of comparing a person to an object in some way

caricature

a picture, description, or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect.

stereotype

widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.

obfuscate

Making something unclear or hard to understand.

indoctrinate

to teach/force someone to accept views that are not their own.

bowdlerization

having had material considered improper or offensive removed