Literary Terms
What is an Aphorism?
A truth or observation that is made to be pithy.
What kind of poem is the Epic of Gilgamesh.
Epic Poem
What is an Archetype?
A motif or recuring character trope that occurs in literature.
What is the Quran
A series of Arab religious texts that make up Islam.
What are fables?
Moral lesson stories featuring non-human life such as animals, plants, mythic creatures, Etc.
What does "Carpe Diem" mean?
"To seize the day."
What kind of poem has 3 lines with 17 total syllables?
Haikus
What is the creation or conjuring of characters, their personalities, and appearences?
Characterization.
What civilization wrote the Epic of Gilgamesh?
The Sumerians
What type of storytelling is passed down generations and is not written?
Oral storytelling
What is it called when animals are given human characteristics in stories.
Anthropomorphism
What are poems with 31 syllables, usually written in an unbroken line?
Tankas
7th century religious leader who was the author of the Quran and founder of Islam.
Muhammad
What are didactic stories that teach or illustrate multiple principles?
Parables
What is a diction?
A way of using certain words and phrases in terminology.
What is Confucianism?
Chinese philosophical belief that teaches the importance of being a moral person.
When the protagonist ventures off on a journey that further amplifies the plot?
The Hero's Journey
In "The Wooden People" Who characteristics do the Mayan Gods exhibit
Pride, Sadism, ego, god complex, Etc.
What are mythic stories shared by groups of people, usually spoken or sung?
Folk tales
What is a Ballad?
A poem or song passed down orally narrating a story being told in stanzas.
What are Kigos?
A series of poems that have to do with seasons.
What is an archetypal setting?
An environment in the story that reflects the protagonist's own experience.
What does the flood in the "Book of Genesis" symbolize?
Cleansing, rebirth, new beginning
What are Rumis?
Rumis are a collection of poems all sharing the same author, Jalaluddin Rumi.