The Epic of Gilgamesh
Creation and the Fall
The Wooden People
Poetry and Proverb Terms
Unit 1 Terms
100

The king of Uruk and the hero of the epic in The Epic of Gilgamesh. 

Gilgamesh

100
God created first man from. . .

Dust of the ground

100

Man and woman were created from . . .

Coral Tree

100

A comparison of two things NOT using like or as. . .

metaphor
100

A religion that believes in a single, all-powerful god. 

Monotheistic

200

The main god who was upset because mankind was too loud. 

Enlil

200

God created woman from. . .

Man's rib

200

The name the Quiche Maya people called their God. 

Maker, Modeler

200

Repetition of a consanant sound . . .

Alliteration

200

Author reveals characters personalities through direct statements, actions, and thoughts.

Characterization

300

He survived the flood along with his family and the seed of all living creatures. 

Utnapishtim

300

Stories that teach lessons of deep personal strength in the midst of overwhelming difficulty. 

Parable

300
The first people were destroyed in a flood because. . .

Their god didn't like how he created them. 

300

Giving something non-human a human characteristic

Personification

300

A long narrative poem about a larger than life hero.

Epic

400

Gilgamesh's unlikely friend who was created to fight and kill him. 

Enkidu

400

Man is punished by. . .

hard labor, banished from the garden of Eden, go back into the dust

400

In addition to the flood, these people were also destroyed by. . . (name 2)

their animals, their household items, jaguars, cooking utensils, etc. 

400

Something concrete representing something abstract (red rose=love)

Symbolism

400

The basic plot, character, symbol, or idea that occurs in literature in many cultures.

Archetype

500

The god who had an oath with Ut and warned him about the flood in a dream. 

Ea

500

Woman is punished by . . .

painful childbirth, man rules over her

500

Some people believe a sign of this human work/human design is found in this type of animal...

Monkey

500

Repetition of a vowel sound

Assonance

500

A concise saying that reveals a truth about human experience

Proverb