Folktale Vocabulary

A story that is retold many times by many different people across many different cultures is called a...

• fiction

• tall tale

• folktale

• poem

The character that tries to outsmart the other characters in the story is called a...

The ________ is the character who does not make good choices or does not have good ideas.

The _________ is where and when the story takes place.

• character

• conflict

• resolution

• setting

A fancy word for the problem in the story would be...

• resolution

• conflict

• alliteration

• willow

When the problem in the story is solved, we can call that the....

• setting

• solution

• conflict

• resolution

What does theme refer to?

• The message or lesson

• The message being taught

• The characters

• The plot

A folktale is...

• Fiction

• Non-Fiction

True or False: A fable is a type of folktake

• True

• False

A myth describes...

• The relationship between animals

• The relationship between food

• The relationship between gods/goddesses