Final Terminology Flashcards by Hannah Boyce

criticism

literary criticism devoted to comparison, analysis, evaluation and interpretation of words of literature; subjective and debatable, negative or positive

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imagery

language that appeals to senses. In strong poetry imgaery excites senses and deepens meaning

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poetry

creative writing that uses compression, figures of speech, imagery and other techniques to express strong thought and feeling. One of most important and powerful means of human expression.

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unity

when work contains internal logic; when all of its various components work together so that if one were taken away, or added, the quality of work would suffer. all good works of art have it in some way. all around us

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paradox

(oxymoron) an apparent contradiction that, upon further thoughts is actually true. “kill someone with kindness”

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linguistics

study of language

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pidgin

hybrid languages that evolved from a hybrid of different languages

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creole

a pidgin passed on to future generations

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grapheme

smallest free standing symbol in a language- letter

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morpheme

smallest possible unit of linguistic meaning- syllable

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Old English
middle English
Modern english

449 AD-1100
1100-1500
1500-present

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phoneme

smallest possible sound unit “Hannah”- ha-an-a

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roman a clef

a novel based on true life characters with changed names

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bildungsroman

novel about a young person growing up

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ganja

marijuana

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hookah

water pipe- flavored

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yeti

“little man” mythical abominable snow man

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tanka

Japanese poetry
31 syllables, 5 lines- 7,7,7,5,5
poignant
strong images, emotions, often subtle and indirect

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haiku

Japanese poetry
3 lines 5-7-5
often about nature
strong imagery
not often similes or metaphors

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allusion

a reference, in given pom to character, place, event, or other well known thing from another work of literature or history, religion, myth, or some other field of knowledge.

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Japanese poetry

most respected
strong national pride, identity
respect for authority, loyalty
schools- precise, exact, strict

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adman

presence of divinity in all creatures

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manaste

I bow to the divinity in you

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Babou

father

bodahisattva

reincarnation of Buddha, little ego, always helping others

dharma

religious duty, destiny, live according to reincarnation

guru

religious teacher

mahatna

great soul

montra

a short repeated chant

shanti

peace

sanskrit

ancient language of Hindu

Buddha

"the awakened one"

karma

if something good happens good things will follow | the sum of a person's actions in this and previous existences

ahimsa

do no harm

brahma

"the creator"

vishu

"the preserver"

shiva

"the destroyer"

brahman

unchanging perfect reality beyond and within this universe

miyah

reality that we think is real

moksha

release from cycle of samsara into brahman

samsara

cycle of rebirth

most sacred word, often chanted | sound of brahman

nirvana

release from all things into nothing, release from samsara

salam

peace, non religious greeting

Allahu Akbar

God is great

bismillah

in the name of Allah

inshallah

Allah willing

rahimakallah

may Allah bless you

assolamu alaikam

peace be unto you

adham

call to prayer

ihram

two part cloth men wear on journey to Hajj

islam

"to surrender"

jihad

holy war | war against sin

ka'ba

building in Mecca

Qur'an

"recitation" | very words of God received by Muhammad

minaret

tower on mosque where prayer called

Muslim

"one who submits"

muezzin

singer who calls to prayer

caliph

successor to profit