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AP LITERATURE ALLUSIONS SUMMER HOMEWORK QTR. 1 Flashcards

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14978829915Albatross around one's necka terrible burden that has to be carried0
14978838445"Balm in Gilead"a scarce perfume used as medicine1
14978840200Byronictraits of Lord Byron's poetry2
14978841712Cain and Abel (Genesis 4)the sons of Adam and Eve3
14978845169CamelotKing Arthur's castle/court4
14978845170Cassandraa woman from Greek mythology through a curse to speak real prophecies to disbelieve5
14978854122Catch 22no win situation deemed by a rule or circumstance6
14978854123Cleopatraa famous Egyptian queen for her love affairs7
14978856531creation mythsa cultural myth that describes the start of the present world8
14978857619crown of thornsthe headpiece that was worn by Jesus during his crucifixion or the symbol of his suffering for people9
14978861162DarwinianDarwin's theory relating to evolution10
14978863884Falstaffianfat, jolly, and debauched11
14978865807Florence Nightingalean English social reformer and statistician who founded modern nursing12
14978867307Gilgamesha historical king and hero from ancient Mesopotamian mythology13
14978869406Frankensteinfictional monster from a story written by Mary Shelley14
14978871005Prometheus(Greek mythology) the Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to mankind15
14978872850Dante's InfernoThe first of three parts of Dante's epic poem, The Divine Comedy, which depicts an imaginary journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. Dante is the hero, who loses his way in the "dark woods" and journeys to nine regions arranged around the wall of a huge funnel in nine concentric circles representing Hell.16
14978875215Paradise Lostan epic poem in blank verse by John Milton17
14978878245Plutarch's Lives48 biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral virtues or failings,18
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