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| A poem that mourns the death of a person or laments something lost. |
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| Words or phrases that describe one thing in terms of another and are not meant to be understood on a literal level. |
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| A contrast of ideas expressed in a grammatically balanced statement. |
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| the sacred book of Islam, believed by Muslims to be the infallible word of God dictated to Mohammed through the medium of the angel Gabriel |
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| a speech about your moral behavior. |
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| A story that serves to bind together several different narratives. |
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| A lesson about life that a story teaches. |
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| v. used as adj.:calling upon. |
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| v.used as an adj.: turned upside down. |
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| v.: commanded as under oath. |
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| adj.: firmly; determinedly |
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| verb.to bestow unending fame upon; perpetuate |
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verb-1.to honour or commemorate
2. to present or address a memorial to |
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| noun-a Muslim temple or place of public worship. |
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noun: the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
2. the whole body of Muslim believers, their civilization, and the countries in which theirs is the dominant religion. |
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| noun:a town in central Mali, W Africa, near the Niger River. 19,500. French, Tombouctou. |
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noun: the activity, spirit, or time of the great revival of art, literature, and learning in europe beginning in the 14th century and extending to the 17th century, marking the transition from the medieval to the modern world.
2. the forms and treatments in art used during this period.
3. any similar revival in the world of art and learning.
4. a renewal of life, vigor, interest, etc.; rebirth; revival |
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noun: something deriving in appearance, function, or general character from an earlier form.
- an adherent who follows closely the teachings, methods, practices, etc., of an earlier master, as in art, music, philosophy, etc.; disciple. |
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noun: 1.the original text of an author's work, handwritten or now usually typed, that is submitted to a publisher.
2. any text not printed.
3. a book or document written before the invention of printing.
4. writing, as distinguished from print. |
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noun: the doctrine that reason is the ultimate criterion of knowledge
b. the doctrine that deliberate action is consequent on a process of conscious or subconscious reasoning |
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