Vocabulary Test 2/9/24

1. This is a genre of literature in which the  main character is “larger than life,” has superhuman abilities, and the story is filled with extreme exaggeration.  Example:  Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill

• folktale

• legend

• myth

• tall tale

1. This is a term used to describe extreme exaggerations.  Example:  I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopeia

• hyperbole

This is a term used when non-human objects or animals are given human characteristics.  Example:  Talking animals or “the star winked at me”

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• idiom

1. This is a made up story that is passed down from generation to generation; usually about regular people in everyday situations; teaches a moral/lesson.  Example:  Johnny Appleseed

• tall tale

• idiom

• myth

• folktale

1.  Her eyes were as blue as the ocean. This is an example of a _________.

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

• personification

1. This is a comparison of two unlike objects that DOES NOT use the words “like” or “as.”  Example:  Her eyes were a sea of blue. 

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

• fable

1. A magical story of good characters versus evil characters; has a “happily ever after” ending.  Example:  Cinderella, Rapunzel (almost all Disney princess movies)

• Folktale

• tall tale

• fairy tale

• myth

1. A fictional story that describes an occurrence in the universe or nature; typically included heroes, supernatural creatures, gods/goddesses.  Example:  Hercules, Athena, Venus, Medusa 

• folktale

• fairy tale

• myth

• tall tale

1. A saying in which the words and the actual meaning do not match.  Example:  Break a leg!  (means good luck)  I put  my foot in my mouth. (means I said something I shouldn’t have)

• idiom

• myth

• legend

• metaphor

1. A short story told through characters that are animals that teaches children morals and values.  Example:  The Tortoise and the Hare; The Lion and the Mouse

• fable

• myth

• legend

• tall tale