Characteristics of Myths

What is a story that tries to explain how the natural world

(something in nature) came to be?

• Legend

• Myth

• Folklore

• Nonfiction

What does "dualities" mean?

• yin vs yang

• Kanye West vs Taylor Swift

• love vs hate

• good vs evil

Characters in myths are often:

• gods

• goddesses

• supernatural beings

• all of the above

______ tries to tell people how to live and act.

• social action

• setting

• plot

• none of the above

Mythical heroes are often ________ storytellers so there is an emphasis on language.

• ignorant

• sophisticated

• boring

• funny

Myths have a sense of ____ or the unknown.

• confusion

• craziness

• mystery

• all of the above

The _____ of a myth may take place between a supernatural world and our present-day world.

• plot

• setting

• theme

• characters

Real world questions that myths try to answer are:

• Why are we here?

• Who are we?

• Why are we living? What is our purpose?

• All of the above

Myths possess events that bend or break_____.

• order

• natural laws

• faith

• bones

The ____ of a myth is typically ancient, or prior to the time when actual records were kept.

• setting

• plot

• theme

• none of the above