ENGLISH SEMESTER 1 FINAL

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Types of Propaganda

name- calling , generalities, euphemisms, appeal to celebrity /authority, camaraderie, bandwagon, fear, hyperbole

noun

frequently used in sentences and we can classify them in different categories

interjections

Words to express emotions

Old Major

old wise pig who had a dream for the animals before he died

apathy

(n) a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest

compatible

(adj) able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system

parsimonious

(adj.) stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small \n \n Synonyms: Frugal, niggardly, penny-pinching, cheap \n Antonyms: generous, openhanded

reprisal

(n) an injury done in return for injury

Nouns , Pronouns, Adjectives, Verbs, Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Interjections.

8 parts of speech

noun

a person, place, hing, or idea

common noun

refers to a general person, place, or thing

prepositions

Words we use before nouns or pronouns to show their relationship with other words in the sentence.

conjuntions

words that join words, phrases, or sentence parts

Exposition

introduces the characters and their conflicts/ introduces the setting

first person

\n I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, ours

Mr Jones

original owner of the animals on the farm

mollie

pretty white mare known for being self centered

exposition of animal farm

old majors speech when all the animals were unhappy

decrepit

weakened by old age

obselete

(adj) out-of-date, no longer in use

proper noun

refers to a specific person, place, or thing

pronouns

takes the place of nouns

pronouns

reduces redundancy in sentences

adjectives

a word used to modify a noun or pronoun

verbs

an action of linking word

verbs

One of these is required in a sentence

adverbs

modifies a verb or adjective (how? , when?, where?)

Climax

most likely to change the readers emotions

Theme

often reveals the truth about human nature

Characterization

the process of making people come alive through written words

conflict

the struggle or clash that drives the plot

resolution

the purpose is to tie up loose ends and "close" the story

foreshadowing

the use of hints or clues to indicate events or situations that will happen later in the plot

suspense

a writer will use this to increase the readers curiosity and interest

boxer

stong, brave horse he was enormous

clover

a mother horse who was middle aged and caring and helpful

benjamin

old donkey who was not known for being friendly

the dogs

Bluebell, Jessie, Pincher

the pigs

later take over the farm

the battle of cowshed

a battle because of jones's men came and tried to take the farm back, snowball gets shot , the animals fight back and celebrate their victory

the rebellion

Old major's dream and began after his death. the animals took over the farm and ran Mr Jones out

Battle of the Windmill

when the men go into animal farm and destroy the windmill and the animals struck at Fredrick and his men a couple animals were killed and everything was injured

Old Major's speech

All the animals meet in the big barn where a speech was given arguing for a rebellion against men and uses many propaganda techniques

satire

a literary work that ridicules its subject trough the use of techniques such as exaggeration, reversal, incongruity, and or humor in order to make a comment or criticism about it

allegory

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

fable

a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.

propaganda

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

name calling

Negative names are used for the 'enemy' or opposition, so that the audience has an emotional response to them and are immediately biased against them

generalities

linking positive, general, and commonly accepted words ("love," "family," "democracy") with a person, group, or cause to make an audience approve without careful consideration

euphemisms

substituting words or phrases with softer, nicer ones to create a more positive response or to mislead intentionally (senior citizen

Appeal to Celebrity/Authority

Using well known personalities to endorse a person, group, or cause. An appeal to a higher authority to back up a point.

camaraderie

trying to convince an audience that someone is "one of them"

bandwagon

claiming that an audience should do something because everyone else is doing it

fear

warning an audience that something horrible will happen to them is they don't take certain actions

hyperbole

an exaggeration, or exaggerated statement to make a point (never /always, etc)

external conflict of animal farm

Animal vs. man and Animal vs. Animal (snowball vs. napoleon, and pigs vs. other animals)

internal conflict of animal farm

animals vs. how to respond to the changes

3rd person omniscient

point of view in animal farm

the irony in animal farm

the contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. The logical outcome of the story given the characters and the plot. The leaders of the rebellion against tyranny become the tyrants they rebelled against

foreshadowing in animal farm

1) The changes of the commandments 2) Old major’s speech

Climax of Animal Farm

Boxer's death

Resolution of Animal Farm

the realization that the animals’ lives have not improved (except the pigs) and the farm reverts back to its pre

Plot of Animal Farm

Manor Farm with Farmer Jones is turned into Animal Farm to show corruption of power in both situations. The farms rebellion soon becomes corrupt by a pig named Napoleon.