Literature

What is a literary analysis?

• A blog about Donald Trump
• An essay that replicates research and makes one take a stance on a topic
• An essay examining all the parts of a piece of literature
• An essay that makes one think about the world around them and think why My Little Pony exists.

Verse and rhythmic writing that creates an emotional response

• Poetry

• Mystery

• Biography

• Fable

Fairytales often include 

• frogs, toads, snakes, and rabbits
• gods and goddesses, heroes, and magic
• talking animals, few characters, lots of action, and a lesson at the end
• castles or forests. reoccuring numbers, and a happily ever after ending

There was once a king who was very greedy and wanted all of the gold in the world. He asked the Gods to give him the "golden touch" so everything he touched turned to gold. The Gods gave him this power and the King soon realized that it was not a good idea! For everything he touched including food, water, and even people, turned to gold. He asked the Gods to forgive him for being so greedy and to take this power away! 
What was the conflict of this story?

• The Gods gave the king the golden touch
• The king's new power was not what he expected
• The king was happy to have the golden touch
• The king got rich!

"Dreams really do come true" would be a theme found in which of the following:

• Fable
• Fairy tale
• Legend
• Myth

What are the five story elements in a story?

• Theme, Setting, Morals, Food, and Emotions
• Plot, Setting, Character, Conflict, Theme
• Character, Magic, Fables, History, and Evil
• Setting, Magic, Gods, Goddesses, and Talking Animals

What was the setting of Cinderella?

• Her house
• The store
• A dream
• The Fairy Godmother's house

What is another name for the lesson of a story?

• Opinion
• Moral
• Joke
• Feedback

In the story, "The Golden Egg", a man has a hen that laid one golden egg a day. The man wanted more gold so he could be richer and came up with a plan to cut the hen open and get all of the eggs at one time. When the man cut the hen open, there were no golden eggs. The man then realized that he had killed the hen and will now not receive anymore golden eggs. 
Based on the passage above, what type of traditional literature do you think this is?

• Fable
• Fairy tale 
• Myth
• Legend

What is the plot of a story?

• The main events that take place in a story
• The characters who are in the story
• A person, place, thing, or idea
• The problem that takes place in the story