Unit 2: religious/Didactic Literature
FLASHCARD REVIEW TERMs
Vocabulary: (From: Weekly Sheet 5 and Weekly Sheet 6)
1. Enmity
2. Shrewdest
3. Corrupt
4. Covenant
5. Duped
6. Void
7. Immortality
8. Distinguishing
9. Stems
10. Palpable
11. Compassionate
12. Incurred
13. Affliction
14. Abhor
15. Chide
Literary terms: (From Literary Terms A-Z Sheet, Rig Veda sheets, Qu’ran Guide, back of
Weekly Sheet 6)
1. Imagery
2. Personification
3. Antithesis
4. Repetition
5. Parallelism
6. Didactic literature
7. Moral
8. Epic
9. Epic hero
10. Hymn
11. Vedic hymns
Literature: (From: Indian Relgions Background, Rig Veda sheets, Qu’ran Guide, back of
Weekly Sheet 6)
1. Rig Veda
2. Sanskrit
3. Hinduism
4. “Creation Hymn” – Archetypes
5. Genesis
6. Genesis “Creation Story” – Archetypes
7. 5 Pillars of Islam
8. Muhammad
9. Surah
10. Qu’ran
11. Mahabharata
12. Dharma
13. Karma
14. Atman
Literature Review Questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
How is the Genesis creation story different from the Qu’ran “Creation Hymn?”
Give an example of antithesis from “Daylight” (in the Qu’ran).
Give an example of personification from “Night” (in the Rig Veda)
Sibi’s sacrifice in the Mahabharata show the importance of ____________________ to
Indian culture.