Traditional Literature Terms

Myths are usually stories about

• giants and dragons
• castles and forests
• heroes or godly characters
• talking animals and a lesson

A genre of reading that are stories that have been told orally and passed down from generation to generation

• traditional literature
• fiction
• genre
• literary nonfiction

Fairytales often include 

• frogs, toads, snakes, and rabbits
• gods and goddesses, heroes, and magic
• talking animals, few characters, lots of action, and a lesson at the end
• castles or forests. reoccuring numbers, and a happily ever after ending

Fables often include

• morals, talking animals, and few characters
• enchanted creatures
• heroes and superhuman strength
• castles, forests, and frogs

 A story from the past about a historical person who has been exaggerated and changed

• myth
• legend
• fable
• folktale

There was once a king who was very greedy and wanted all of the gold in the world. He asked the Gods to give him the "golden touch" so everything he touched turned to gold. The Gods gave him this power and the King soon realized that it was not a good idea! For everything he touched including food, water, and even people, turned to gold. He asked the Gods to forgive him for being so greedy and to take this power away! 
What was the conflict of this story?

• The Gods gave the king the golden touch
• The king's new power was not what he expected
• The king was happy to have the golden touch
• The king got rich!

The four types of traditional literature we looked at today include:

• plot, rising action, climax, and resolution
• fairytales, fables, myths, and legends
• nouns, verbs, adjectives, and prepositions
• realistic fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, and science fiction

Which of the following themes would be considered "universal" and would most likely appear in traditional literature?

• Evil overcoming good
• Alien Existence
• Talking animals
• Good overcoming evil

In a piece of narrative text, what is theme?

• What the story is about
• The topic of the text
• A message the author is trying to get across to the reader
• Where and when the story happens

"Dreams really do come true" would be a theme found in which of the following:

• Fable
• Fairy tale
• Legend
• Myth