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Ancient African Literature Your Initials Period
VL4 or Vocabulary List 4
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10th Grade
03/21/2011

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the trickster
Definition
One that swindles or plays tricks
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universal archetypal figure
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is an original model of a person, ideal example, or a prototype upon which others are copied, patterned, or emulated; a symbol universally recognized by all.
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dilemma tale or enigma tale
Definition
An action, mode of action, or thing, which cannot be satisfactorily explained
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chain tale or cumulative tale
Definition
action or dialogue repeats and builds up in some way as the tale progresses
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etiological tale
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are very close to a myth, and some scholars reguard them as a particular type of myth rather than as a separate category.
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