Types of Traditional Literature

Folktale means what? 

• stories beginning with "Once upon a time"
• stories about talking animals
• stories passed down from generation to generation
• stories about witches and magic

Tall tales include what from the following?

• characters have superhuman abilities
• animals that talk
• state facts
• explain natural phenomena

"The Grasshopper and the Ants" is an example of what traditional literature category?

• Myth
• Legend
• Fable
• Fairy Tales

An example of a Fairy Tale is what?

• There's a boy in the Girls bathroom
• Paul Bunyan
• The Grasshopper and the Ants
• Sleeping Beauty

Legends are based in what? 

• superhuman traits
• traditon
• based on the life of a real person
• lessons

Myth, legends, fairy tales, and tall tales are all a common type of what category?

• Fable
• Folktale 
• Realistic Fiction
• Non-fiction

What category of Traditional Literature explains natural phenomena (nature)?

• Myth
• Legend
• Fairy Tale
• Tall Tale

What type of Folktales have gods and goddesses?

• Myths
• Fairy Tales
• Tall Tales
• Legends

What is an example of a Tall Tale?

• John Henry
• Cinderella
• The Tortoise and the Hare
• The Legend of Michigan

What is an example of a Legend?

• Paul Bunyan
• Hercules
• Robin Hood
• The Fox and the Hound