Mass Media XI 4.3

A succinct story, in prose or verse that features animals, mythical creatures, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature which are given human qualities.

• Myth

• Short Story

• Fable

• Legend

The main character in these is usually gods or supernatural heroes. As sacred stories, these are often endorsed by rulers and priests and closely linked to religion.

• Fables

• Myth

• Legend

• Short Story

What is didactic mode of literature?

• that entertains

• that educates

• that entertain and educates

• that informs

The most famous fables from the Middle

East were

• Aesop’s fables

• Hitopadesha,

• Panchatantra,

• Arabian Nights

One theory claims that myths are distorted accounts of real ____________ events.

• Spacial

• Historical

• Scientific

• Astrological

Identify the figure.

• Legend

• Frankenstein

• Centaur

• Apollo

Allan Poe ,

Chekhov, Gogol, Pushkin, Maupassant are

• Legend Writers

• Short Story Writers

• Novel Writers

• Mythology Writers

Identify the mythology figure

• Frankenstein

• Apollo

• Centaur

• Levis