Traditional Literature Characteristics

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What are the five story elements in a story?

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Plot, Setting, Character, Conflict, Theme

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What is another name for the lesson of a story?

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Moral

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What best describes the setting of a Tall Tale?

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Linked to an actual historical time period

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Normally fables have _________ as characters in the story.

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animals

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Myths are usually stories about

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heroic or godly characters

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What is a fable?

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A short story that teaches a lesson, often with animals as characters.

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What is a myth?

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A traditional story that explains natural or social phenomena, often involving gods or heroes.

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What is the theme of a story?

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The main idea or underlying message of the story.

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What is a character in a story?

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A person, animal, or figure that takes part in the action of a story.

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What is a conflict in a story?

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The struggle between opposing forces that drives the plot.