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Ancient African Literature ALH 3
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10th Grade
03/21/2011

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refrain
Definition
verb
to abstain from an impulse to say or do something
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the trickster
Definition
noun
a universal or archetypal figure in the myths and folk tales of the cultures
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dilemma tale
Definition
noun
a type if moral tale that does not have a resolution but instead ends with a question posed to the audience.
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chain tale
Definition
noun
a type of folk tale that contains miminal plot, much repetition and rhythm, and a pattern that ties the tale together.
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alliteration
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noun
the commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group
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parallelism
Definition
noun
the repetition of words, phrases, or sentences that have the same grammatical structure or that compare and contrast ideas.
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interactive
Definition
adjective
acting one upon or with the other; of or pertaining to a two-way system of electronic communications, as by means of television or computer
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assonance
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noun
resemblance of sounds; rhyme in which the same vowel sounds are used with different consonants in the stressed syllables of the rhyming words
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primary epic
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stories that are eventually written and translated into foreign languages.
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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
Definition
noun
a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary.
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gnougous
Definition
root vegetables
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griot
Definition
a storyteller
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nemesis
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noun
something that a person cannot conquer, achieve
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nascent
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adjective
beginning to exist or develop
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razing
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verb and noun
tearing down completely
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implored
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verb
begging earnestly for
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affront
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noun
intentional insult
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efface
Definition
verb
erase
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baobab
Definition
noun
any large tree belonging to the genus Adansonia
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