Academic Vocabulary #5

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What is traditional literature?

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Stories that were originally told verbally and later became written text.

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What is a legend?

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A traditional story sometimes regarded as historical but unauthenticated.

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What is assonance?

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Repeating vowel sounds in words that are close together.

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Which pronouns are used in third person narration?

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He, she, they.

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What is a tall tale?

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A story that may sound true but features lots of exaggeration.

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What is a fable?

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A story with animals as characters conveying a moral.

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What is a myth?

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A traditional story explaining some natural or social phenomenon.

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What is a narrative?

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A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.

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What is a protagonist?

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The main character in a story, often facing a conflict.

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What is an antagonist?

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A character or force in conflict with the protagonist.