Across
- 3. workers or working-class people, regarded collectively
- 4. a traditional story usually involving animal characters that teaches a moral lesson
- 7. when someone makes another person or people behave in the way they want, using skillful and often dishonest methods
- 8. a ruler who has complete power over a country, especially one whose power has been gained or maintained by force
- 10. a story, painting etc in which the events and characters represent ideas or teach a moral lesson
- 12. the central idea or message a writer explores in a story, novel, or other literary work, often conveying a universal truth about life or human nature
- 14. dishonest, illegal, or immoral behavior, especially from someone with power over other people
- 15. a political theory leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs
Down
- 1. when someone treats a group of people unfairly or cruelly and prevents them from having the same rights as other people have
- 2. cruel or unfair control over other people
- 5. A specific concrete object that represents an abstract idea or quality
- 6. words or phrases that are meaningful, but not literally true. Generally used to create a strong image
- 9. an economic and political system in which businesses belong mostly to private owners, not to the government
- 10. the enforcement of strict obedience to political authority at the expense of personal freedom
- 11. language techniques that are used to persuade or influence people
- 13. an economic and political system in which large industries are owned by the government, and taxes are used to take some wealth away from richer citizens and give it to poorer citizens