American Lit.

Who were the first people to live in America?

• Pilgrims

• Native Americans

• Mexican Americans

• Latin Americans

Traditional Native American literature has many forms and functions. What does it emphasize?

• The importance of living in peace with nature.

• The importance of making sure you don't kill animals.

• The importance of living in harmony with nature.

• The importance of living among humans.

What is a myth?

• It explains how the universe, earth, and life began.

• Are written or created by people who observed or participated in a historical event.

• Are stories handed down, usually by word of mouth, told from generation to generation.

• It is a traditional story, passed down through generations, that explains why the world is the way it is.

A creation myth explains what?

• How the universe, earth, and life began.

• How life is the way it is.

• Explains why some people act the way they act.

• How our houses, careers, and families began.

What is the reoccurrence of words, phrases, or lines, in a piece of literature?

• Irony

• Repetition

• Connotation

• Alliteration

Like myths, _____ _______ are stories handed down, usually by word of mouth, told from generation to generation.

• Myths

• Trickster Tales

• Folk Tales

• Primary Sources

_______ _______ are folk tales that feature an animal or human character who engages in deceit, violence, and magic. These are often mythic tales, explaining features of the world.

• Trickster Tales

• Folk Tales

• Primary Sources

• Fantasy

What is a struggle between opposing forces that is the basis of a story's plot?

• Fights

• Conflict

• Setting

• Plot

The ________ of a literary work consists of the time and place in which the events unfold.

• Audience

• Primary Sources

• Repetition

• Setting

The ____ for a piece of writing is the person or persons intended to read it.

• People

• Bruhs

• Audience

• Persons