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Ancient African Literature
VL3 Koala and JMT
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10th Grade
03/21/2011

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Trickster
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-noun
a deceiver; cheat; fraud.
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universal archetypal figure
Definition
representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned
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enigma tale
Definition
mystery: something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; tales end with a question mark
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chain tale
Definition
Formulaic story in which every incident that came before is repeated as each new incident is added.
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etiological tale
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of or relating to the philosophical study of causation
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refrain
Definition
the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers, resist doing something
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reverential
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-adjective
a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration.
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calabash
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-noun
any of various gourds, especially the bottle gourd
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proverb
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–noun
1. a short popular saying, usually of unknown and ancient origin, that expresses effectively some commonplace truth or useful thought; adage; saw.
2. a wise saying or precept; a didactic sentence.
3. a person or thing that is commonly regarded as an embodiment or representation of some quality; byword.
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alliteration
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use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "around the rock the ragged rascal ran"
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literary epic
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long narrative work relating to the deeds of a larger-than-life hero
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Assonance
Definition
the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words
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parallelism
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-noun
philosophy interactionism Compare occasionalism the dualistic doctrine that mental and physical processes are regularly correlated but are not causally connected, so that, for example, pain always accompanies, but is not caused by, a pin-prick
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interactive
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–adjective
acting one upon or with the other.
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Omniscient point of veiw
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All knowing, Infinitely wise
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Efface
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obliterate: remove completely from recognition or memory
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Nascent
Definition
being born or beginning
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protagonist
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-noun
the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work
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antagonist
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-noun
a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary.
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nemesis
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-noun
something that a person cannot conquer, achieve
2. an opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome.
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Allah
Definition
Muslim name for the one and only God
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deployed
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-verb
to arrange in a position of readiness, or to move strategically or appropriately
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impregnable
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-adjective
strong enough to resist or withstand attack; not to be taken by force, unconquerable
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implored
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-verb
to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat
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razing
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-verb.
tearing down completely
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griot
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–noun
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc
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gnougous
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-noun
root vegetables
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baobab
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-noun
tropical tree whose leaves are used as a cooking herb
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Allah
Definition
Arabic name for God
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"the words of Doua on the name-giving day"
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King Maghan's griot, who repeated the hunter's prophecy at the infant Sundiata's ceremonial naming.
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"the wild yam of the rocks"
Definition
When the vines of these grow in boulder-strewn areas, their underground tubes anchor them among the rocks and make them very difficult to uproot
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sofas
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-noun
warriors
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"an gnewa"
Definition
means forward
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rout
Definition
-noun
defeat
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tam-tams
Definition
-noun
small drums
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quarter
Definition
-noun
mercy
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fetishes
Definition
-noun
objects believed to have magical powers
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bourein
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-noun
dwarf shrub
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literary present
Definition
using the present tense while writing
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oral epic
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-noun
epics that are passed down by moth rather than being written down.
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