Oral Tradition, the Cultural Experience, and Theme

THE LITERATURE THAT IS PASSED DOWN THROUGH THE AGES BY WORD OF MOUTH.

• ORAL LITERATURE

• ORAL TRADITION

• POEMS AND STORIES

• POETIC TRADITION

PERSPECTIVE ON LIFE

• ARCHETYPE

• POINT OF VIEW

• THEME

• UNIVERSAL THEME

THE BASIC EXPERIENCES THAT SHAPED LIFE IN A SOCIETY.

• ARCHETYPE

• POINT OF VIEW

• CULTURAL EXPERIENCE

• PLOT PATTERN

DEEPER MEANINGS OR INSIGHTS

• ARCHETYPE

• POINT OF VIEW

• THEME

• CULTURAL EXPERIENCE

AN INSIGHT INTO LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE THAT APPEARS IN THE LITERATURE OF MANY DIFFERENT CULTURES AND TIME PERIODS

• ARCHETYPE

• POINT OF VIEW

• CULTURAL EXPERIENCE

• UNIVERSAL THEME

AN ELEMENT THAT RECURS THROUGHOUT THE LITERATURE OF DIFFERENT CULTURES

• ARCHETYPE

• POINT OF VIEW

• CULTURAL EXPERIENCE

• UNIVERSAL THEME

a clever person or animal that can fool others but often gets into trouble through curiosity.

• ANTAGONIST

• MONSTER

• HERO

• TRICKSTER

a clever or brave person, often the protagonist

• ANTAGONIST

• MONSTER

• HERO

• TRICKSTER

a character or force that stands in opposition to the hero

• ANTAGONIST

• MONSTER

• HERO

• TRICKSTER

a nonhuman or semi-human figure that menaces society and must be destroyed by the hero.

• ANTAGONIST

• MONSTER

• HERO

• TRICKSTER