Islamic Poetry
Things To Consider:
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Religion
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Images of Desire: Islam vs. Egyptian vs. Greek vs. Roman
** Homework Questions **
671:
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What does "Muslemin" mean?
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What does Islam mean?
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From whose family is Muhammad a descendant?
672:
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What is Sufism?
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What is qasida?
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What is the ghazal?
Hafiz (1300?-1388)
674:
"I Cease Not From Desire"
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Explain: "Not once, not once before I die, / Will her sweet lips
give all my longing peace" (11-12).
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Is the relationship between the speaker and his Beloved a reciprocal
one? Explain.
"Light in Darkness"
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What does "propinquity" mean?
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Explain the final stanza. Why is Hafiz sorrowful? What do the
final two lines mean?
Other Discussion Questions:
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What poetic form is exemplified by these three examples?
"O Ask Not"
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To whom is this poem addressed?
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What has happened that causes the speaker to write this poem?