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Mnemonic Devices in Oral Traditions

Mnemonic Devices in Oral Traditions

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English

6th Grade

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Hilda White

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Mnemonic devices

Back

Strategies used to help people remember something, often used in Oral Traditions to pass stories from one generation to the next.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Types of mnemonic devices

Back

Repetition and alliteration.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Repetition

Back

Repeating words, phrases, or story elements to help people remember something. Often used in oral traditions.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Examples of repetition in fairy tales

Back

"The Three Little Pigs," "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," "Cinderella" with three sisters.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Examples of repetition in nursery rhymes

Back

"One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish," "Rain, rain, go away," "Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the candlestick."

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Examples of repeating phrases

Back

"Little pig, little pig, let me in!" "Not by the hair on my chinny-chin-chin!" "Run, run, run, as fast as you can! You can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man!"

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Examples of repeating story elements

Back

"Three Little Pigs," "Three Blind Mice," "Three Little Kittens," "Three Bears."

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