Unit 1 - Gilgamesh/1001 Nights/ Rumi
Epic Hero; his tragic flaw is pride
Who is Gilgamesh?
This is a brief, memorable, and often witty saying that express truths about life. (e.g. "a rolling stone gathers no moss")
What is an Aphorism?
This type of poem consists of three lines; syllable count (5,7,5)
The Iliad begins with an invocation of the ______.
What is Muse/s?
This type of play is a serious work with the downfall of an otherwise heroic figure. (e.g. Othello, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet)
Persian poet; founder of the “Whirling Dervishes”
Who is Rumi?
This literary device is predominantly present in in the poem "Night" from the Rig Veda.
Personification
This type of poem consists of five lines; syllable count (5,7,5,7,7)
What is a tanka?
This character is best-known for stealing Helen, and is the initial cause of the Trojan War. (You might also recognize him as Orlando Bloom in the film adaptation.)
Who is Paris?
This type of speech is of moderate to long length that is spoken by the actor alone on stage (or not heard by other actors).
What is a Soliloquy?
This major event in the Epic of Gilgamesh parallels a major event in the Bible
What is the flood?
In the Mahabharata: “Sibi,” King Sibi feels obligated to protect all of his subjects, including a dove. This moral sense of obligation and duty to protect others refers to the Indian concept of...
What is dharma?
This term/device refers to short accounts of amusing or interesting events
What are Anecdotes?
This goddess favors Achilles; disguises herself as a Trojan soldier to trick Hector during their battle.
Who is Athena?
In the play, Othello, this symbolic item causes much distress and mistrust between the characters. Perhaps the magic in it worked after all.
What is a handkerchief? (also acceptable: napkin)
The Epic of Gilgamesh is an example of this type of epic, a story about a hero that was recited and/or sung and passed down orally from one generation to the next.
What is a folk epic?
This character is extremely prideful. In fact, because he desires power, he foolishly attacks his own reflection in the well and drowns.
Who is Numskull?
Sei Shonagon’s The Pillow Book is written in this specific form, using anecdotes, insights, and character descriptions.
What is Journal? (also acceptable: prose)
The Iliad includes the use of Homeric _________________________ like “brilliant Achilles” and “blazing‐eyed Athena.”
What are epithets?
Many characters die in the tragic ending of Othello. However, this character is the last one the audience sees die on stage.
Who is Othello?
Name the Rumi poem this line comes from: "If each of us held a candle there, and if we went in together, we could see it."
What is "Elephant in the Dark"?
In a fable from The Panchatantra: the rabbit uses his wit to overcome the greater strength of others. This type of character is called a...
Which type of imagery is used in the following lines from Kobayashi Issa’s poem.
Far -off mountain peaks
Reflected in its eyes:
The dragonfly.
What is visual or sight imagery?
This Greek from The Aeneid lies to the Trojans and convinces them that the Greeks will not attack. Therefore, they should let the horse into their city.
Based on the following lines, which type of sonnet is this?
I have seen roses damasked, red and white,
But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
And in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.
What is a Shakespearean?