Folk Literature Vocabulary Quiz

A literary device used; an extreme exaggeration

• allusion

• irony

• hyperbole

• customs

A reference in literature to a famous person, place, event, or other piece of literature

• allusion

• hyperbole

• dialect

• custom

These stories were passed along by word of mouth from one generation to the next.

• legends

• fantasies

• fables

• all of the above

When an author gives human-like characteristics to something that is nonhuman

• personification

• phenomena

• characterization

• internal conflict

A type of Folk Lit that uses hyperboles; the story is based off of real-life events and the facts got twisted over the years. The main character usually accomplishes impossible feats.

• folk tales

• fables

• mythgs

• legends

fictional tales that explain actions of gods and heroes or explain natural phenomena

• folk tales

• fables

• myths

• legends

Storytellers often use this to add a realistic quality to the characters of a folk tale.

• personification

• irony

• dialect

• local customs

The passing along of stories by word of mouth from one generation to the next

• folk tales

• oral tradition

• fables

• myths

A story's message

• characters

• plot

• theme

• setting

A brief story with talking animals that teachers a lesson that is stated directly at the end

• fable

• myth

• legend

• fairy tale