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Middle Eastern Literature ET JJ 1
VL5
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English
10th Grade
04/06/2011

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ELEGY
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mournful poem; a lament for the dead
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FIGURES OF SPEECH
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use of a word that diverges from its normal meaning, or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it such as a metaphor, simile, or personification.
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ANTITHESIS
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exact opposite; "his theory is the antithesis of mine"
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KORAN (QUR'AN)
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he sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina
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SERMON
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an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
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A FRAME STORY
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employs a narrative technique whereby an introductory main story is composed, at least in part, for the purpose of setting the stage for a fictive narrative or organizing a set of shorter stories,
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MORAL
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concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
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INVOKING
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invoke - raise: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
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PRODIGIOUS
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so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe;
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INVERTED
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Changed to a contrary or counterchanged order or direction
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ADJURED
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command solemnly
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RESOLUTELY
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showing firm determination or purpose;
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PERFIDIOUS
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punic: tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character
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