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Characteristics of folktale
An explanation of how the world came to be as it is
Characteristic of fairy tale
a detailed comparison in the form of a simile that is many lines in length
Moral for "The Ant and the Grasshopper"
"The Lion Makers" warns of the dangers of the lack of _?_
the tortoise and osprey hovers between which two genres
A character in literature who emphasizes another character's opposing traits
who functions as a foil to tortoise
Main lesson of "The Tortoise and the Osprey"
Character types, plot pattern,and images that recur throughout world literature are known as literary _?_
in "Pumpkin Seeds", the poor but kind younger brother is an example of _?_
"The Pumpkin Seeds" best qualifies as a _?_
In "Pandora", Zeus seeks vengeance for _?_
In "Pandora", Zeus mitigates his revenge by adding what to the casket?
What personal quality of pandora does Zeus depend on to make his plan work?
What personal quality of Epimetheus does Zeus most depend on to make his plan work?
Into which category of folktale does "Pyramus and Thisbe" best fit?
What is Ovid's main theme in "Pyramus and Thisbe"?
The antagonist of "Pyramus and Thisbe" is _?_
What character flaw in three of the friends in "The Lion Makers" causes the readers to lose sympathy with them?
The trojan war lasted _?_
Participants in the Iliad
"Then tall Hektor of the shining helm" is an example of what?
From her conversation with Hector, readers learn what truth about Andromache?
In the battle with Achilles, Hector is deceived by _?_
Who is the hero of the Iliad as a whole?
According to Homer, the ancient Greeks believed that living a meaningful life depended primarily on what?
Who in the Iliad best qualifies as a tragic hero?
The setting in many folktales is deliberately _?_
The antagonist of "Pandora"?
What is the most common type of fable; how does it differ from others?
In "The Ant and the Grasshopper" what was the grasshopper doing all summer?
In "The Lion Makers" what are the narrators feelings toward science and learning?
Why is Achilles particularly angry when he comes to fight Hector?
What drives the plot in "The Iliad"?
language that appeals to the senses
does not state explicitly the two terms of the comparison
Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.
Repetition of like sounds
the subject of a metaphor
A metaphor developed at great length
what the tenor is compared too
Uses part of something to stand for the whole
Complex type of metaphor, forms an entire story with 2-levels of meaning
A comparison using "like" or "as"
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"
"A Bird Came Down the Walk" ends with the poet's comparison of the bird's flight to
"The nightingale and the Glowworm" the nightingale's initial response to the glowworm results from his feelings of _?_
The theme of "Mother to Son" is _?_
In "The Soul's Dark Cottage", what does Waller say about those who reach old age?
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 ?
The windows of heaven in the poem "The Windows" refer to?
3 metaphors used for Christ in John 1
John the Baptist's famous statement "I am the voice of the one crying in the wilderness" includes and example of _?_
In "A Miserable Merry Christmas", Lennie's sisters react to his having received no gifts by _?_
The title "A Miserable Merry Christmas" is an example of _?_
Frodo's adopted guardian and fourth owner of the ring
"His face was as red as a ripe apple, but creased into a hundred wrinkles of laughter", describe him
Hobbit and conspiracy theorist. He leads the others through the old forest
Explains to Frodo that Bilbo's ring is actually Sauron's ring of power
Murdered his friend in order to obtain the ring
The river-daughter
Elf searching for the Black Riders and for the company, helps Frodo escape
Main protagonist of the story
Once caught Frodo stealing mushrooms, so Frodo is afraid of him
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
Frodo's undercover name
Elf, who tells Frodo that the Black Riders are servants of the Enemy
The former gardener at Bag End and Frodo's faithful friend
The Hobbits first meet this character at the Prancing Pony
Shrouded figures that search by smell are?
An outlying town of men and some hobbits; many travelers pass through here
Somone Frodo flirts with (Unintentionally), Tom Bombadil's wife
In the great battle against Sauron, who cut the One ring from Sauron's hand?
Who captures Merry and Pippin in the Old Forrest?
Pippen wants to avoid _?_
Hobbit who has never left the Shire
Who began his ownership of the ring with "pity and mercy" for the previous owner?
Still has a part to play "for good or ill"
Motif used throughout the entire story
Hobbit's favorite food