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Middle Eastern literature AB pd4
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English
10th Grade
04/06/2011

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ELEGY
Definition
–noun, plural -gies.
1. a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead
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FIGURES OF SPEECH
Definition
noun; any expressive use of language, as a metaphor, simile, personification, or antithesis, in which words are used in other than their literal sense, or in other than their ordinary locutions, in order to suggest a picture or image or for other special effect
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ANTITHESIS
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noun; opposition; contrast
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KORAN (QUR'AN)
Definition
noun
the sacred text of islam, divided into 114 chapters, or suras: revered as the word of god, dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel, and accepted as the foundation of Islamic law, religion, culture, and politics.
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SERMON
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noun
1. a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
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A FRAME STORY
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noun; a narrative story that has a story/storyline within the story
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MORAL
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adjectives; a lesson learn from a story
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INVOKING
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verb;to call forth or upon
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PRODIGIOUS
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adjective
1. extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc
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INVERTED
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verb;to reverse in position, order, direction, or relationship.
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ADJURED
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verb;to charge, bind, or command earnestly and solemnly, often under oath or the threat of a penalty.
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RESOLUTELY
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adjective;characterized by firmness and determination
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PERFIDIOUS
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adjective
deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful
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