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Ancient African Literature ET1
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English
10th Grade
03/21/2011

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THE TRICKSTER
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In mythology, and in the study of folklore and religion, a trickster is a god, goddess, spirit, man, woman, or anthropomorphic animal who plays tricks or otherwise disobeys normal rules and conventional behavior.
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UNIVERSAL ARCHETYPAL FIGURE
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A pattern that appears in literature across cultures and is repeated through the ages. an archetype can be a character, a plot, an image or setting.
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DILEMMA TALE
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a form of a 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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