Folktale and Epic

Which two are major divisions of traditional genre?

• poetry

• prose

• epic

• fairytale

Choose two major purposes for genre in literature.

• Preserve literary forms

• Maintain a high standard of literary form

• Provide a reference point for readers and authors

• Organize natural developements in literature

Give two conventions of the epic

• organized by stanzas

• invokes the muse

• has a moral

• begins in medias res

Which genre is described: short, anonymous, passed on orally, lighthearted tone

• Epic

• Drama

• Folktale

• Novel

Which genre is described: gives a practical moral, brief, focused, has a common problem that is solved, can use animals or people

• Epic

• Fairytale

• Myth

• Fable

Which genre is described: gives a broad picture of good and evil, contains fantastical elements, indefinite setting

• Epic

• Fairytale

• Myth

• Fable

Which genre is described: explains a specific aspect of the natural world, how the world began, usually has supernatural forces or beings

• Epic

• Fairytale

• Myth

• Fable

Which type of character is described: used to emphasize another character's opposing traits

• Round

• Flat

• Stereotype

• Foil

Which type of character is described: character that is complex, deals with a conflict in some way and is fully developed

• Round

• Flat

• Stereotype

• Foil

Which type of character is described: changing or developing character

• Round

• Flat

• Dynamic

• Foil