George Orwell
What was Orwell's most famous book? (In the minds of high school students)
Animal Farm
Does Orwell want people to be precise or elegant?
Percise
How many pieces of writing does Orwell criticize in his essay?
Five
In what year did Orwell write "Politics and the English Language"?
1968
Should you invent metaphors?
YES
What does Orwell say that dying metaphors are?
They are metaphors that have been used so commonly that it is more like an ordinary word or phrase.
What types of writer was Orwell?
Orwell was a novelist, journalist, and essayist.
Give an example of of an operator or a verbal false limb as according to Orwell.
Renter inoperative, militate against, prove unacceptable, make contact with, be subjected to, etc.
What should you do if you have too many "filler" words?
Delete or remove or simplify
What was Orwell's writing style in "Politics and the English Language"?
Orwell was teaching in his essay through the exposing of flaws in other writers' pieces.
Give an example of pretentious dictation and explain what it does to better your writing.
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What are two common faults in writings according to Orwell?
The staleness of imagery and the lack of precision.
What is Orwell's true name?
Eric Arthur Blair
How does bad writing spread and how can we correct it?
Tradition and immitation
List the things that are wrongs or can be changed in this writing piece:
"I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, not yet favour to the men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all."
-Ecclesiastes
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