Details Title: Cultural Foundations, 1st Sem Description: All the definitions for SF class. (with Pamela Brown) Total Flash Cards: 5 Created: 09/14/2009 21:35:25		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Philosophy Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Epic Definition A long, formal narrative poem written in an elevated style (not common language) that recounts the adventures of a hero of great stature and significance. The setting is on a grand scale and the action requires noble, fantastic, and often superhuman deeds.* Ex. Gilgamest *Pamela said we would 'learn more' to add to this definition later. Term Cuneiform Definition one of the earliest forms of writing, invented by the Sumerians. Wedge-shaped marks are impressed onto wet clay with a stylus. Ex. Gilgamesh is written in cuneiform. Term metaphor Definition A figure of speech based on dissimilarity, which is used to suggest resemblance. Term anaphora Definition A rhetorical device involving the repetition of a group of words in successive lines or clauses. Ex. Gilgamesh, pgs 93, lines 294-298. "For how long...For how long..." Term anthropomorphism Definition ascribing human form or attributes to something that is not human. Ex. Gilgamesh pg 101, lines 113-117. "The gods were frightened by the Flood, and retreated, ascending to the heaven of Anu. The gods were cowering like dogs, crouching by the outer wall. Ishtar shrieked like a women in childbirth."