Traditional Literature sub-genres

What is a myth?

• A story told by campfires to scare people.

• An exaggerated truth

• A story often used to explain nature. People believed in these stories like a religion.

• A traditional story that is told by fortune tellers and rainmakers.

Robin Hood and King Arthur are examples of

• A folktale

• a legend

• a myth

• a poem

A Story used to explain natural phenomena like floods, snow, lightening, etc is called a

• Epic

• Legend

• Folktale

• Myth

Myths and legends belong to which genre of literature?

• Poetry

• Folklore & oral tradition

• fantasy

• Drama

Myths often involve gods or godesses

• True

• Maybe

• False

• I don't know

Define legend

• A video game

• A traditional story that is told by fortune tellers and rainmakers.

• A story told to warn children of danger.

• A story that lies somewhere between myth and historical fact and which, as a rule, is about a particular figure or person.

Thor, Freya, & Balder are examples of

• Norse Gods/goddesses & Mythology

• Legends

• Folktales

• Personification

Select 2 examples of legends below

• Atlantis

• Batman

• Robin Hood

• Hercules

Legends are

• stories of magic that often involve animals acting like humans

• Always false

• often fictional but have some aspects of facts from history

• stories that were once worshiped religiously & used to explain nature

Which type of story has the following characteristics:

royalty/animals

castle/forest

good vs. evil

magic with a repeat of 3 or 7

• Legends

• Fairytales

• Folktales

• Myths