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    Short, anonymous, passed down orally

    Characteristics of folktale

    Mythology

    An explanation of how the world came to be as it is

    Element of fantastical, indefinite setting, Good vs. Evil

    Characteristic of fairy tale

    Epic Similes

    a detailed comparison in the form of a simile that is many lines in length

    You should prepare for future events

    Moral for "The Ant and the Grasshopper"

    Common Sense

    "The Lion Makers" warns of the dangers of the lack of _?_

    Fable and Myth

    the tortoise and osprey hovers between which two genres

    Foil

    A character in literature who emphasizes another character's opposing traits

    Tortoise's Wife

    who functions as a foil to tortoise

    To be content with who you are

    Main lesson of "The Tortoise and the Osprey"

    Archetypes

    Character types, plot pattern,and images that recur throughout world literature are known as literary _?_

    Archetype

    in "Pumpkin Seeds", the poor but kind younger brother is an example of _?_

    Fairy Tale

    "The Pumpkin Seeds" best qualifies as a _?_

    Prometheus's theft of fire

    In "Pandora", Zeus seeks vengeance for _?_

    Hope

    In "Pandora", Zeus mitigates his revenge by adding what to the casket?

    Her curiosity

    What personal quality of pandora does Zeus depend on to make his plan work?

    His impulsiveness

    What personal quality of Epimetheus does Zeus most depend on to make his plan work?

    myth

    Into which category of folktale does "Pyramus and Thisbe" best fit?

    Love is a transformative force that cannot be denied

    What is Ovid's main theme in "Pyramus and Thisbe"?

    The parents

    The antagonist of "Pyramus and Thisbe" is _?_

    Arrogance

    What character flaw in three of the friends in "The Lion Makers" causes the readers to lose sympathy with them?

    Ten Years

    The trojan war lasted _?_

    The Trojans, The Achaean, The gods

    Participants in the Iliad

    Homeric epithet

    "Then tall Hektor of the shining helm" is an example of what?

    She has no family but Hector and her son

    From her conversation with Hector, readers learn what truth about Andromache?

    Athena

    In the battle with Achilles, Hector is deceived by _?_

    Achilles

    Who is the hero of the Iliad as a whole?

    Earning lasting glory and honor in battle

    According to Homer, the ancient Greeks believed that living a meaningful life depended primarily on what?

    Achilles

    Who in the Iliad best qualifies as a tragic hero?

    nonspecific

    The setting in many folktales is deliberately _?_

    Zeus

    The antagonist of "Pandora"?

    Beast Fable; differs bc it has animals

    What is the most common type of fable; how does it differ from others?

    Partying

    In "The Ant and the Grasshopper" what was the grasshopper doing all summer?

    Knowledge is good but you need common sense

    In "The Lion Makers" what are the narrators feelings toward science and learning?

    Hector killed his bestie

    Why is Achilles particularly angry when he comes to fight Hector?

    Achilles Rage

    What drives the plot in "The Iliad"?

    Imagery

    language that appeals to the senses

    Implied Metaphor

    does not state explicitly the two terms of the comparison

    figurative language

    Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.

    Alliteration

    Repetition of like sounds

    Tenor

    the subject of a metaphor

    extended metaphor

    A metaphor developed at great length

    Vehicle

    what the tenor is compared too

    Synecdoche

    Uses part of something to stand for the whole

    Allegory

    Complex type of metaphor, forms an entire story with 2-levels of meaning

    Simile

    A comparison using "like" or "as"

    Simile

    In "A Bird Came Down the Walk" what imaginative comparison is the poet using in her statement that the bird's eyes "looked like frightened Beads"

    Ships and Butterflies

    "A Bird Came Down the Walk" ends with the poet's comparison of the bird's flight to

    Hunger

    "The nightingale and the Glowworm" the nightingale's initial response to the glowworm results from his feelings of _?_

    Life is hard, but you shouldn't quit

    The theme of "Mother to Son" is _?_

    Grow wiser, Grow stronger through weakness, view heaven and the world at the same time

    In "The Soul's Dark Cottage", what does Waller say about those who reach old age?

    Metaphor

    In "the Soul's Dark Cottage" Waller's comparisons of the body to a dilapidated cottage and of death to the threshold of a new world are examples of ?

    Stained glass windows of churches

    The windows of heaven in the poem "The Windows" refer to?

    the Lamb, the Light, and the Word

    3 metaphors used for Christ in John 1

    Synecdoche

    John the Baptist's famous statement "I am the voice of the one crying in the wilderness" includes and example of _?_

    Cry with him

    In "A Miserable Merry Christmas", Lennie's sisters react to his having received no gifts by _?_

    Paradox

    The title "A Miserable Merry Christmas" is an example of _?_

    Bilbo Baggins

    Frodo's adopted guardian and fourth owner of the ring

    Tom Bombadil

    "His face was as red as a ripe apple, but creased into a hundred wrinkles of laughter", describe him

    Merry Brandybuck

    Hobbit and conspiracy theorist. He leads the others through the old forest

    Gandalf

    Explains to Frodo that Bilbo's ring is actually Sauron's ring of power

    Gollum

    Murdered his friend in order to obtain the ring

    Goldberry

    The river-daughter

    Glorfindel

    Elf searching for the Black Riders and for the company, helps Frodo escape

    Frodo Baggins

    Main protagonist of the story

    Farmer Maggot

    Once caught Frodo stealing mushrooms, so Frodo is afraid of him

    Pippin Took

    The youngest of the four main Hobbits, he loves baths, mushrooms and travels with Frodo and Sam from Bag End to Frodo's new house in Buckland

    Mr. Underhill

    Frodo's undercover name

    Gildor

    Elf, who tells Frodo that the Black Riders are servants of the Enemy

    Samwise Gamgee

    The former gardener at Bag End and Frodo's faithful friend

    Aragorn/Strider

    The Hobbits first meet this character at the Prancing Pony

    Black Riders

    Shrouded figures that search by smell are?

    Bree

    An outlying town of men and some hobbits; many travelers pass through here

    Goldberry

    Somone Frodo flirts with (Unintentionally), Tom Bombadil's wife

    Isildur

    In the great battle against Sauron, who cut the One ring from Sauron's hand?

    Old Man Willow

    Who captures Merry and Pippin in the Old Forrest?

    Short Cuts

    Pippen wants to avoid _?_

    Sam

    Hobbit who has never left the Shire

    Bilbo

    Who began his ownership of the ring with "pity and mercy" for the previous owner?

    Gollum

    Still has a part to play "for good or ill"

    Road

    Motif used throughout the entire story

    Mushrooms

    Hobbit's favorite food