When a writer uses words that suggest the opposite of what they actually mean
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Satire
A written attack that makes something look foolish or unpleasant – ironic humour is often used to draw our attention to follies that the author is attacking
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Allegory
A story that mirrors historic events or wider ideas
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Fable
A short story that contains a moral message
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Subversion
The pigs completely change the meaning of the words.
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Obfuscation
The Pigs deliberately mislead the animals by using words that they find confusing.
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Distortion
The meanings of words are twisted out of shape, reducing language to nonsense.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
A written attack that makes something look foolish or unpleasant – ironic humour is often used to draw our attention to follies that the author is attacking
Back
Satire
Card 3
Front
A story that mirrors historic events or wider ideas
Back
Card 4
Front
A short story that contains a moral message
Back
Card 5
Front
The pigs completely change the meaning of the words.
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