English 10 Final Flashcards
Parable
Short/ brief story designed to illustrate truth, moral lesson or religious principal
Allegory
Symbolic narrative that represents abstract or spiritual meaning
Allusion
A reference to something else from a literature piece
Fable
Usually a short tale for kids to teach a moral lesson
Microcosm
Something smaller imitating something larger
Psalms
Songs
Symbol
Anything that stands for or represents something else
Imagery
The descriptive language used in literature to re-create sensory experiences
Where was Mesopotamia?
Between Tigris and Euphrates river
What did mesoptamia, Babylonians have in common ?
Fertile lands and floods
Common stories
What was the Babylonians language?
Akkadian
What culture was located in Nile river, obsessed with Afterlife, different religion but same as Christianity?
Egyptians
What did Noah and Gilgamesh have in common ?
The goodness, flood, #2,7 and 40 , dove and covenant represents gds promise
Where is Ruth from?
Moab
What religion is moami and Ruth?
M is Jewish and Ruth is not
Where does the book of Ruth take. Place ?
Bethlehem
When does Ruth pick up leftovers ?
After the servants
Was isaac the first or second child?
Second child.
Who wrote Pericles funeral oration?
Thucydides
Who was ditto ?
Queen of Carthage.
Carthage always fighting and part of Punic life.
What version is genesis 6-9 ?
The King James Version.
What version is the book of Ruth?
The King James Version.
Theme
The work of literature is it’s central idea concern or insight to life.
A biblical hero
Heroes that tend to be bold and resourceful beyond the means of ordinary mortals.
Extended metaphor
One that is developed at length and includes several points of comparison
Oration
A formal speech intended to inspire listeners and incite them to action
Dramatic monologue
An elaborate and revealing speech by one person
