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| a figure in the myths and folk tales of many cultures, uses cunning to get the better of others |
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| universal archetypal figure |
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| dilemma tale or enigma tale |
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| a form of moral tale that ends with a question, inviting the audience to share their judgments. |
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| chain tale or cumulative tale |
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| a formulaic story in whic every incident that came before is repeated as each new incident is added |
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| A tale concerning origins |
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1. a phrase or verse recurring at intervals in a song or poem, especially at the end of each stanza; chorus. |
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| resulting from or showing reverence |
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| hollowed-out gourd used as a bowl |
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| a short saying that expresses a common truth or experience. |
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| the repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close to one another |
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| the repitition of words, phrases, or sentences that have the same grammatical structure or that compare and contrast ideas |
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| allowing or relating to continuous two-way transfer of information between a user and the central point of a communication system |
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| the repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds in words that are close together |
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| primary epic or oral epic |
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| original epics before they are translated into foreign languages |
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| a long narrative poem in a dignified style about the deeds of a traditional or historical hero or heroes |
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| the main character in a work of fiction, drama, or narrative poetry |
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1. a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary. |
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| the omniscient narrator does not take part in the action yet knows everything that is happening. |
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1. something that a person cannot conquer, achieve, etc. |
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1. an offense to one's dignity or self-respect. |
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| stationed military troops |
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| incapable of being captured |
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| tropical tree whose leaves are used as a cooking herb |
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| "the words of Doua on the name-giving day" |
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| Doua, King Maghan's griot, had repeated the hunter's prophecy at the infant Sundiata's ceremonial naming |
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| "the wild yam of the rocks" |
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| When the vines of theses yams grow in boulder-strewn areas, their underground tubers anchor them among the rocks and made them very difficult to uproot |
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| sofas (not the couch kind) |
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| objects believed to have magical powers |
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| two events occured at different times in the past, use different tenses to show which event happened first |
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