Folk Literature

traditional stories, rooted in particular cultures, that deal with gods and other supernatural beings

• Fairy Tale

• Myth

• Legend

• Folk Tale

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

long stories, often told in verse, involving heroes and gods

• Epic

• Myth

• Fairy Tale

• Folk Literature

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

stories that deal with mischievous spirits and other supernatural occurrences, often in medieval setting

• Fairy Tale

• Myth

• Legend

• Epic

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

a story, character, motif, or theme that represents a familiar pattern repeated throughout literature and across cultures

• Trickster

• Hero

• Archetype

• Symbol

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

the traditional knowledge and beliefs of a culture that are transmitted by word of mouth

• Oral tradition

• Folk Literature

• Folk Tale

• Fairy Tale

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

brief stories with animal characters that express morals

• Fable

• Proverb

• Parable

• Folk Song

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

the passing of stories verbally from one generation to the next

• Oral Tradition

• Folk Literature

• Folk Song

• Epic

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

any element, especially themes, that occurs in one or more works of literature

• Motif

• Trickster

• Epic

• Symbol

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

brief stories passed by word-of-mouth from generation to generation

• Fable

• Folk Tale

• Proverb

• Myth

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

stories that often have mythic qualities and sometimes serve as morality lessons or tellers of cultural customs

• legend

• myth

• epic

• folk tale

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9