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The Great Books (prelim) Flashcards

1
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preserved writings belonging to a given language
or people

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Webster

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2
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writings of a given period…form of expression

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Webster

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3
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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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4
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2 division of literature

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Prose and Poetry

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5
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Appeal: Intellect

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Prose

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6
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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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8
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LANGUAGE: Conversational and
straightforward

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Prose

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9
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FORM: Discourse using
sentences usually
forming paragraph

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Prose

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10
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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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12
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PURPOSE: To entertain

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Poetry

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13
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2 TYPES OF PROSE

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Fiction & Nonfiction

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14
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product of
imagination

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Fiction

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15
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factual
account

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Nonfiction

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16
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PROSE EXAMPLES

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Essay
Biography
News

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17
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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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18
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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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19
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5 PARTS OF THE PLOT

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Exposition
Complication
Climax
Denouement
Ending

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20
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what the story is all about

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Theme

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21
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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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22
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Consist of antagonist and protagonist

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Characters

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23
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Complications of the Problem

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Conflict

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24
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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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25
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2 types of point of view

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First person and Third person

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26
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starting point of the story

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Exposition

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27
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Introduction of the characters

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Exposition

28
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The rising action

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Complication

29
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The problem is starting

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Complication

30
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Turning point of the story

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Climax

31
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Falling action and Resolutions

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Denoument

32
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what happened after solving the problem

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Ending

33
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melody

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Rhythm

34
Q

regular recurrence of
similar sounds

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Rhyme

35
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the use symbols and
figures of speech

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Imagery

36
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3 TYPES OF POETRY

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Lyric Poetry
Narrative Poetry
Dramatic Poetry

37
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LYRIC Poetry EXAMPLES

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 Simple lyric
 Song
 Sonnet
 Elegy
 Ode
 Folksongs
 Psalms
 Proverbs
 Riddles

38
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4 NARRATIVE POETRY EXAMPLES

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Ballad
Metrical Tale
Metrical Romance
Epic

39
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5 DRAMATIC POETRY EXAMPLES

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Comedy
Melodrama
Tragedy
Farce
Social Poems

40
Q

The biggest of the seven
continents of the world

A

ASIA

41
Q

Includes 44 countries

A

ASIA

42
Q

ASIA is divided into 6 regions:

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Northern Asia
Central Asia,
Western Asia,
Southern Asia,
South-East Asia

43
Q

no less diverse than the other literatures in the
world

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The Literature of Asia

44
Q

All major religions in the world have been born in
____________ before they spread to the West and other
parts of the world.

A

Asia

45
Q

__________ and _________ are birthplace to Hinduism,
Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity,
and Islam

A

Asia and Middle East

46
Q

The colonization by __________ _________ _______ _________ and __________ has greatly changed
the diverse picture in Asia.

A

British, Dutch, Portuguese,
Spaniards, and Americans

47
Q

where does the middle east located?

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South Western
Asia and North-Eastern
Africa

48
Q

20 Countries with many
different religions and
variety of ethnic and
linguistic features

A

Middle East

49
Q

Contains 65% of the
world’s oil reserves

A

Middle East

50
Q

Regions main exporter of
oil

A

Middle East

51
Q

Considered as the
modern world’s most
strategically,
economically, politically,
and culturally sensitive
area, as it possesses huge stocks of crude oil.

A

Middle East

52
Q

Middle East is The birthplace of all
monotheistic religions:

A

Judaism, Christianity,
Islam

53
Q

plays a large
part in the rhythm of
daily life, not only
through prayer and study
but also in determining
the end of work.

A

Religion

54
Q

They value the
family so much

A

Middle Easters

55
Q

Popular Middle Eastern Literature Books

A

. 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

56
Q

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

A

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran

57
Q

Who is the king in the story of one thousands and nights

A

King Shahryar

58
Q

The woman who captures the kings heart by telling him the story every night

A

Scheherazade / Shahrazad

59
Q

Who is the other daughter of the vizier

A

Dunyazad

60
Q

Who is the main character of the story ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES

A

Ali baba

61
Q

A clever slave-girl in Cassim’s
household,

A

Morgiana

62
Q

The elder, greedy brother ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES

A

Cassim

63
Q

An on tailor who stitches the pieces of Cassims’ body back
together

A

Baba
Mustafa

64
Q

What does tbe first theif do

A

marks the door with a
symbol

65
Q

What does the other thief tries to do after the first one failed?

A

a
chunk is chipped out of the stone step at Ali baba

66
Q

What does the head theif do after failing so many times

A

he memorizes
every detail he can of the exterior of Ali Baba’s
house.

67
Q

How does the chief thier disguised himself. And what did he bring?

A

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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