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Final Terminology Flashcards

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criticism

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

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imagery

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

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poetry

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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

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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

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

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linguistics

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study of language

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pidgin

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hybrid languages that evolved from a hybrid of different languages

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creole

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a pidgin passed on to future generations

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grapheme

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smallest free standing symbol in a language- letter

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morpheme

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smallest possible unit of linguistic meaning- syllable

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Old English
middle English
Modern english

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449 AD-1100
1100-1500
1500-present

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phoneme

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

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roman a clef

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a novel based on true life characters with changed names

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bildungsroman

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novel about a young person growing up

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15
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ganja

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marijuana

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hookah

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water pipe- flavored

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yeti

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“little man” mythical abominable snow man

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tanka

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

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haiku

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

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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

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

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adman

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presence of divinity in all creatures

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manaste

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I bow to the divinity in you

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Babou

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father

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bodahisattva

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reincarnation of Buddha, little ego, always helping others

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dharma

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religious duty, destiny, live according to reincarnation

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guru

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religious teacher

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mahatna

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great soul

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montra

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a short repeated chant

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shanti

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peace

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sanskrit

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ancient language of Hindu

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Buddha

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“the awakened one”

33
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karma

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if something good happens good things will follow

the sum of a person’s actions in this and previous existences

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ahimsa

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do no harm

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brahma

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“the creator”

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vishu

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“the preserver”

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shiva

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“the destroyer”

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brahman

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unchanging perfect reality beyond and within this universe

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miyah

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reality that we think is real

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moksha

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release from cycle of samsara into brahman

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samsara

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cycle of rebirth

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om

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most sacred word, often chanted

sound of brahman

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nirvana

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release from all things into nothing, release from samsara

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salam

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peace, non religious greeting

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Allahu Akbar

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God is great

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bismillah

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in the name of Allah

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inshallah

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Allah willing

48
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rahimakallah

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may Allah bless you

49
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assolamu alaikam

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peace be unto you

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adham

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call to prayer

51
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ihram

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two part cloth men wear on journey to Hajj

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islam

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“to surrender”

53
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jihad

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holy war

war against sin

54
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ka’ba

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building in Mecca

55
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Qur’an

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“recitation”

very words of God received by Muhammad

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minaret

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tower on mosque where prayer called

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Muslim

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“one who submits”

58
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muezzin

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singer who calls to prayer

59
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caliph

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successor to profit

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