Rhetorical Devices
What is antithesis?
two contrasting ideas, using parallel structure
Name one (1) event from Animal Farm that exhibited situational irony
Pigs walking on two legs
Pigs drinking alcohol
Pigs becoming just like humans
Ethos - Pathos - Logos?
"Do you know what would happen if we pigs failed in our duty? Jones would come back! Yes, Jones would come back!"
Pathos
Who said it?
"Will there still be sugar after the rebellion?"
Mollie
A(n) _________ is a literary work that uses an extended metaphor to convey a hidden meaning.
allegory
What is repetition?
repeating of words or phrases for emphasis and memorization
Name one (1) event from Animal Farm that exhibited dramatic irony.
Boxer's death
Squealer's propaganda techniques
Changing of commandments
Which technique implies that "everyone" is doing it?
Bandwagon
Who said it?
"Never mind the milk, comrades!" "The harvest is more important."
Napoleon
This is the art of making someone or something look ridiculous by means of ridicule or criticism.
satire
This is an understatement, used for irony, humor or dramatic effect
meoisis
In chapter 7, Napoleon forces animals to confess their crimes, then he slaughters them -- in direct contradiction to the commandments. Which type of irony is this?
Situational
Which technique is used below?
A pilot saying, "Boeing is the only aircraft I will fly!"
Appeal to authority
This character represents the Proletariat
Boxer
From which narrative viewpoint is Animal Farm told?
Third person omniscient
Which rhetorical device is used?
In return for you four confinements and all your labour in the fields, what have you ever had except your bare rations and a stall?
Rhetorical question
"That was part of the arrangement!" cried Squealer. "Jones's shot only grazed him. I could show you this in his own writing, if you were able to read it."
What type of irony is used here?
Verbal Irony
Which technique is used below?
Mrs. Pope says if you don't bring her chocolate, she will fail you on your exam.
Scare tactic
This character knew that things were wrong on the farm, but did not care enough to do anything about it.
Benjamin
This represented the empty promises of the pigs and their cycle of manipulation of the animals for their own gain.
Windmill
Which rhetorical device is used?
No animal in England knows the meaning of happiness or leisure...No animal in England is free. The life of an animal is misery and slavery.
Antithesis
What is particularly ironic about the ending of the novel?
The pigs end up much like the humans they sought out to destroy.
Ethos - Pathos - Logos?
"If Comrade Napoleon says it, it must be right."
Ethos
Represents the capitalist countries that did business with the Soviet state
Mr. Wymper / Mr Pilkington
Old Major was an allegorical symbol for this historical figure.
Karl Marx