Traditional Tales

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What is a Tall Tale?

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A story with exaggerated facts and unbelievable elements, usually humorous.

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What type of figurative language is used in the phrase 'That boy runs faster than a cheetah'?

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Hyperbole

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What type of figurative language is used in the phrase 'The flowers danced in the wind'?

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Personification

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What are character traits?

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Adjectives that describe what a person or character is like on the inside, such as kind, funny, or selfish.

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What is personification?

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When animals or objects are given human characteristics or actions.

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What is a plot?

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The sequence of events that make up a story.

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What is the author's purpose?

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The reason why the author wrote the story, such as to entertain, inform, or persuade.

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What is a simile?

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

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is an idiom?

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.