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African Ancient Literature
VL4 DTW
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10th Grade
03/21/2011

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The Trickster
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Noun
A Universal or Archetypal Figure In The Myths & Folk Tales Of Many Cultures.
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Dilemma Tale
Definition
Noun
A Form Of Moral Tales That End With A Qeustion, Inviting The Audience To Share Their Judgements.
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Chain Tale
Definition
A Formulaic Story In Which Eveyr Incident That Came Before Is Repeated As Each New Incident Is Added.
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Alliteration
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Noun
The Commencement Of Two Or More Stressed Syllables Of A Word Group Either With The Same Consonant Sound Or Sound Group-.
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Assonance
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Noun
The Resemblance Of Sound ; The Use Of The Same Vowel Sound With Different Consonants Or Different Vowels.
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Protagonist
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Noun
The Leading Character, Hero, Or Heroine Of A Drama Or Other Literary Work.
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Antagonist
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Noun
A Person Who Is Opposed To, Struggles Against, Or Competes With Another;Opponent;Adversary
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Allah
Definition
Noun
The Muslim Name For God ; The One Supreme Being
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Griot
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Noun
A Member Of A Cast Responsible For Maintaining An Oral Record Of Tribal History In The Form Of Music, Poetry, And Storytelling
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Literary Present
Definition
Use Of Present Tense While Writing
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Oral Epic
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Noun
Epics That re Passed Down By Mouth Rather Than Being Written Down
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Bourein
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Noun
Dwarf Scrub
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Fetishes
Definition
Noun
Objects Believed To Have Magical Powers
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Quarter
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Noun
Mercy
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Tam-Tams
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Noun
Small Drums
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Rout
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Noun
Defeat
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Sofas
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Noun
Warriors
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Babobab
Definition
Noun
Tropical Tree Whose Leaves Are Used As A Cooking Herb
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Gnougous
Definition
Noun
Root Vegetables
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Razing
Definition
Noun
Tearing Down Completely
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Implored
Definition
Verb
To Beg Urgently Or Piteously ; As For Aid Or Mercy ; Beseech ; Etreat
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Deployed
Definition
Verb
To Arrange In A Position Of Readiness, Or To Move Strategically Or Appropriately
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Impregnable
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Adj
Strong Enough To Resist Or Withstand, Attack ; Not To Be Taken By Force
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Nemesis
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Noun
Something That One Cannot Conquer
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Nascent
Definition
Being Born ; New Beginning
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Efface
Definition
Obliterate ; To Remove Completely From Recognition Or Memory
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Interactive
Definition
Adj
Acting One Upon Or With The Other
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Parallelism
Definition
Philosophy Interactionism
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Assonance
Definition
Repetition Of Similar Vowels In The Stressed Syllables Of Successive Words
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Etiological Tale
Definition
Of Or Relating To The Philosophical Study Of Causation
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