1. Looking at the creation stories in Genesis and the Theogony, what is the significance of a major difference in these two stories? Choose a specific detail to compare/contrast and explain WHY the difference is important. What is it showing us about the attitudes or values of each of the cultures?
2. Choose one Rumi poem and discuss the role of spiritual guidance, divine experience, or a spiritual quest. What is the poem you chose saying about this particular theme?
3. Tao Qian’s poetry has been widely acclaimed for its profound engagement with nature. What is the view of nature you get from this writer? He also takes a philosophical perspective on society. What values or attitudes are represented? What is the writer trying to convey about society as a whole? about nature?
4. How is the theme of hospitality demonstrated in Homer’s Odyssey? Give and example and explain why this is important in the context of the story. Why might this be important in the larger Greek culture based on what we know about the text?
5. Offer a close reading and analysis identifying and interpreting specific literary devices in one of the poems from the Tamil anthologies. Be sure to offer a thesis statement explaining what you see as the central meaning of the poem. Then include analysis of how the literary devices you have identified help convey that meaning.
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