Vocabulary 

**An allegory** **is** a story with hidden meaning - usually a moral or political one

**Anthropomorphism** is describing animals with human qualities

**A fable** is a short story, typically with animal characters, making a moral point

**The irony** is expressing your meaning by using language with shows the opposite

**Jargon** is special words used by a group or profession which are difficult for others to understand

**A maxim** is a short sentence showing a wider truth or idea

**To obfuscate** is making something unclear or hard to understand

**Propaganda** is information that is often misleading or biased

**Capitalism** is a political system where a country’s trade and industry are owned by individuals, not the state

**The bourgeoisie** is the middle class. more wealthy members of a society

**A pseudonym** is a fictitious name, often used by a writer

**Satire** is using humor and ridicule to criticize people’s stupidity and faults

**Symbolism** is using symbols to represent bigger ideas

**A utopia** is a perfect society

**A dystopia** is a nightmare society, often rules by a corrupt government

**The proletariat** are the working class

**Marxism/socialism is** the political belief that society should be organized equally and fairly

**To indoctrinate is** to teach/force someone to accept views that are not their own

**A dictator (noun)** is a ruler with total power

**Totalitarian** describes a kind of government that dictates to its people and expects obedience

**A tyrant** is a cruel and oppressive ruler

**A republic** is a state where power is held by an elected representative

**A democracy** is a state where everyone has a say in how things are run