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preserved writings belonging to a given language
or people

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Webster

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writings of a given period…form of expression

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Webster

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interpret the meaning of nature and life, in
words of charm and power, touches with the
personality of the author, in artistic forms of
permanent interest

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Henry Van Dyke

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2 division of literature

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Prose and Poetry

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Appeal: Intellect

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Prose

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APPEAL: Emotion

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Poetry

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PURPOSE: To instruct

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Prose

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LANGUAGE: Conversational and
straightforward

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Prose

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FORM: Discourse using
sentences usually
forming paragraph

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Prose

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FORM:Verse form or
stanza

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Poetry

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LANGUAGE: Has rhythm and
imaginative
language

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Poetry

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PURPOSE: To entertain

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Poetry

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2 TYPES OF PROSE

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Fiction & Nonfiction

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product of
imagination

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Fiction

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factual
account

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Nonfiction

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PROSE EXAMPLES

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Essay
Biography
News

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Poetry Examples

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Short story
 Novel
Drama/Plays
 Legends
 Myths (gods and goddesses)
 Folktales
 Fables
 Anecdotes
Oration

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6 ELEMENTS OF NARRATIVES
(STORY)

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Theme
Setting
Characters
Conflict
Point of View
Plot

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5 PARTS OF THE PLOT

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Exposition
Complication
Climax
Denouement
Ending

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what the story is all about

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Theme

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Time and place of the story, gives the ambiance ang the mood

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Setting

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Consist of antagonist and protagonist

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Characters

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Complications of the Problem

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Conflict

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5 conflicts

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Man vs. Man
Man vs. Himself
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. God
Man vs. Society

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2 types of point of view
First person and Third person
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starting point of the story
Exposition
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Introduction of the characters
Exposition
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The rising action
Complication
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The problem is starting
Complication
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Turning point of the story
Climax
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Falling action and Resolutions
Denoument
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what happened after solving the problem
Ending
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melody
Rhythm
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regular recurrence of similar sounds
Rhyme
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the use symbols and figures of speech
Imagery
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3 TYPES OF POETRY
Lyric Poetry Narrative Poetry Dramatic Poetry
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LYRIC Poetry EXAMPLES
 Simple lyric  Song  Sonnet  Elegy  Ode  Folksongs  Psalms  Proverbs  Riddles
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4 NARRATIVE POETRY EXAMPLES
Ballad Metrical Tale Metrical Romance Epic
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5 DRAMATIC POETRY EXAMPLES
Comedy Melodrama Tragedy Farce Social Poems
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The biggest of the seven continents of the world
ASIA
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Includes 44 countries
ASIA
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ASIA is divided into 6 regions:
Northern Asia Central Asia, Western Asia, Southern Asia, South-East Asia
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no less diverse than the other literatures in the world
The Literature of Asia
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All major religions in the world have been born in ____________ before they spread to the West and other parts of the world.
Asia
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__________ and _________ are birthplace to Hinduism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Asia and Middle East
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The colonization by __________ _________ _______ _________ and __________ has greatly changed the diverse picture in Asia.
British, Dutch, Portuguese, Spaniards, and Americans
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where does the middle east located?
South Western Asia and North-Eastern Africa
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20 Countries with many different religions and variety of ethnic and linguistic features
Middle East
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Contains 65% of the world’s oil reserves
Middle East
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Regions main exporter of oil
Middle East
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Considered as the modern world’s most strategically, economically, politically, and culturally sensitive area, as it possesses huge stocks of crude oil.
Middle East
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Middle East is The birthplace of all monotheistic religions:
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
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plays a large part in the rhythm of daily life, not only through prayer and study but also in determining the end of work.
Religion
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They value the family so much
Middle Easters
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Popular Middle Eastern Literature Books
. The Arabian Nights (Alladin, Sinbad the Sailor, Alibaba and the Forty Thieves) • The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini • A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini • The Epic of Gilgamesh • The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
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The book, which presents advice on a number of core aspects of being human — such as love, parenting, friendship, good and evil, and so on — employs a simple narrative advice
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
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Who is the king in the story of one thousands and nights
King Shahryar
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The woman who captures the kings heart by telling him the story every night
Scheherazade / Shahrazad
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Who is the other daughter of the vizier
Dunyazad
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Who is the main character of the story ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES
Ali baba
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A clever slave-girl in Cassim's household,
Morgiana
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The elder, greedy brother ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES
Cassim
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An on tailor who stitches the pieces of Cassims' body back together
Baba Mustafa
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What does tbe first theif do
marks the door with a symbol
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What does the other thief tries to do after the first one failed?
a chunk is chipped out of the stone step at Ali baba
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What does the head theif do after failing so many times
he memorizes every detail he can of the exterior of Ali Baba's house.
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How does the chief thier disguised himself. And what did he bring?
to be an oil merchant. bringing with him mules loaded with thirty-eight oil jars, one filled with oil, the other thirty-seven hiding the other remaining thieves

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