Traditional Literature Vocabulary Quiz

A genre that deals specifically with stories passed down from generation to generation through oral storytelling (word of mouth).

• theme

• inference

• traditional literature

• main idea

A short tale to teach a moral or lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters.

• Fables

• Legends

• Tall Tales

• Folktales

A made-up story that explains the existence of a natural phenomenon.

• Fairytale

• Fractured Fairytale

• Legend

• Myth

An old story that is widely believed but cannot be proven to be true.

• Myth

• Fables

• Folktales

• Legend

A story told by word of mouth to teach a lesson Passed down from generation to generation.

• Legend

• Myth

• Folktale

• Fable

A make-believe story that was written for children about magic and enchantment.

• Fractured Fairytale

• Fairytale

• Myth

• Legend

The authors modernize or change one or more of the elements of the story.

• Fairytale

• Fractured Fairytale

• Myth

• Folktale