Folk Literature Intro

Stories that are part of oral tradition

• teach a lesson about life and have a moral.

• have a hyperbole and personification.

• are told by word of mouth and passed along by many generations.

• have magic and myths.

A hyperbole is

• giving an animal human qualities

• an exaggeration

• a lesson

• a fantasy

A universal theme is

• a message about life that can be understood in many cultures.

• a message from nature.

• is a story told by many generations.

• an exaggeration.

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A legend is a story

• that includes gods.

• that is about real people doing real things.

• based on facts or real people yet with imaginative or exaggerated details.

• only told through oral tradition and never written down.

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A story about Cinderella where she is rescued by her fairy godmother is an example of a

• Fable

• Legend

• Myth

• Folk Tale/Fairy Tale

A story about a Greek God who crossed the heavens in his chariot is an example of a

• Fable

• Legend

• Myth

• Folk Tale

A story about a mouse who conveniences a lion to let him go and then helps the lion out of a trap (with a moral at the end) is an example of a

• Fable

• Legend

• Myth

• Folk Tale

An example of personification is

• a human acting like an animal.

• a nonhuman acting like a human.

• an animal acting like an animal.

• an exaggeration.

A fable usually has ________ characters.

• animal
• human
• protagonist
• antagonist

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A fable teaches a ______ which is stated at the _____ of the work.

• theme, beginning
• theme, end
• moral, beginning
• moral, end

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