Asian Literature

1
Asian Literature

• Unit Introduction

2
Important Terms

• Aphorism
• Confucianism
• Taoism
• Zen Buddhism
• Tao
• Moral force
• Natural order

• Journal
• Anecdote
• Parable
• Paradox
• Poetry
• Narrative
• Lyric
• Dramatic
• Shih

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More Terms

• Meter
• Iambic Pentameter
• Free Verse
• Rhythm
• Stanzas
• Songs/Ballads
• Refrains
• Incremental Variation

• Sound Devices
• Rhyme
• Alliteration
• Assonance
• Consonance
• Onomatopoeia
• Figurative Language
• Imagery
• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Oxymoron

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Haiku and Tanka

• Haiku
• Three lines
• Kigo
• Syllabic structure
• 5 syllables
• 7 syllables
• 5 syllables

• Tanka
• Five lines
• Caesura
• Syllabic Structure
• 5 syllables
• 7 syllables
• 5 syllables
• 7 syllables
• 7 syllables