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Middle Eastern Literature ALH 3
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10th Grade
04/04/2011

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Term
elegy
Definition
noun
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
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antithesis
Definition
noun
oppostion, contrast; the direct opposite
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koran
Definition
Islamic worship book
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sermon
Definition
a speech about moral behavior
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a frame story
Definition
the tales in the collection are loosely held together by an element that was common in medieval literature.
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moral
Definition
the lesson about life that folk and fairy tales and other forms of literature teach
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invoking
Definition
verb used as adjective
calling upon
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prodigious
Definition
adjective
very large; huge
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inverted
Definition
verb used as adjective
turned upside down
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adjured
Definition
verb
commanded as under oath
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resolutely
Definition
adjective
firmly; determinedly
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perfidious
Definition
adjective
wicked; unfaithful
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melancholy
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adjective
very sad
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ancestors
Definition
noun
members of your family who lived a long time ago
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mosque
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noun
a building used by Muslims for worship
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memorialize
Definition
verb
to commemorate
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lament
Definition
verb and noun
to feel or show great sadness; a sad song
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prolific
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adjective
very productive or producing a large quantity
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convene
Definition
verb
to gather together
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intricate
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adjective
detailed and complicated
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pious
Definition
adjective
someone who practices their religion faithfully or seriously
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prominent
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adjective
very easily seen; famous or important
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prosperous
Definition
adjective
successful
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somber
Definition
adjective
dark and gloomy; depressed
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