Academic Vocabulary #5

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What is an idiom?

Back

A phrase with a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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What is traditional literature?

Back

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

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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 folktale?

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A story originating in popular culture, typically passed on by word of mouth.

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Which pronouns are used in third person narration?

Back

He, she, they.

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What is a metaphor?

Back

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is a simile?

Back

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is a fable?

Back

A short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.

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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 a narrative?

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