A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything. Unit 4 Quote Responses A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything. -Malcolm X

You say you want a revolution? Unit 4 Glossary You say you want a revolution?

Idiom Expression in one language that cannot be matched or directly translated word-for-word in another language.

Stanza An arrangement of lines of verse in a poem. May be a subdivision of a poem, or it may constitute the entire poem.

Allusion A casual reference in literature to a person, place, event, or another passage of literature, often without explicit identification. Allusions can originate in mythology, biblical references, historical events, legends, geography, or earlier literary works.

Dialect a variety of a language that is a characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers

Revolution an overthrow of an established government or political system by the people governed.

Refugee a person who flees for refuge or safety, especially to a foreign country, as in time of political upheaval, war, etc.

Civil war a war between political factions or regions within the same country.

Rebellion open, organized, and armed resistance to one's government or ruler.

Revolt to break away from or rise against constituted authority, as by open rebellion; cast off allegiance or subjection to those in authority; rebel; mutiny: to revolt against the present government.

Protest an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid.

Demonstration A street protest that is action by a mass of people in favor of a political cause; it normally consists of walking in a mass march formation and either beginning with or meeting at a designated endpoint, or rally, to hear speakers.

Asylum an international law term for a refuge granted an alien by a sovereign state on its own territory OR any secure retreat. Synonym: haven or shelter