Traditional Lit Genres Review

This type of traditional literature usually answers a "Why" or "How" question about the world or nature.

• play

• myth

• historical fiction

• tall tale

Answer explanation

Myths are fun stories about life's basic questions like: how did people come to be, or why does it rain?

This type of traditional literature is usually based on true events, but the characters are based in fiction.

• tall tale

• myth

• historical fiction

• traditional tale

Answer explanation

Historical Fiction gives an author an opportunity to tell a story to a new generation of readers which teaches about a historical event. Even though the characters didn't really experience it.

This type of traditional literature usually includes a list of characters, and is written to entertain an audience.

• tall tale

• myth

• historical fiction

• drama/play

Answer explanation

Remember, like in the Edward Tulane play we went to see, dramas and plays usually are meant to be enjoyed from the perspective of multiple characters. This makes it so that the audience can watch each character play out their own story on stage.

This kind of traditional literature usually gives it's characters exaggerated traits which are used to achieve goals using supernatural means.

• tall tale

• play/drama

• traditional tale

• historical fiction

Answer explanation

Tall Tales like Thunder Rose give characters outstanding and unbelievable traits that they can use to achieve their goals in life. These are usually stories involving Westward Expansion. (based on pioneers or cowboys/girls)

Which of the following are types of traditional literature?

• Realistic Fiction

• Historical Fiction

• Tall Tales

• Fables

• Fairytales

Traditional literature includes stock characters. What are stock characters?

• The same character in every story

• Characters who know everything about the world

• Characters who have instantly recognizable traits and are simple.

• Characters who don't grow or change.

Traditional Literature usually includes a conflict. What is a conflict?

• A problem between characters in the story.

• A place where the story happens.

• A character who is simple and easy to understand.

• A happy ending.

Most traditional literature stories revolve around a theme. What is a theme?

• A problem in the story

• A character who the audience likes

• A lesson that the story teaches you

• A series of events which take place in the story

Why can there be several different versions of the same traditional literature story?

• Authors write different versions of the stories for fun

• Similar stories emerge from different cultures

• People often have the same questions as others from around the world

• All of the above