Types of Folk Literature

Which type usually features gods/goddesses?

• fairy tale

• legend

• tall tale

• myth

Which type features a moral or lesson at the end?

• Tales

• legend

• fable

• myth

Which type features plants, animals, forces of nature, and/or inanimate objects as characters?

• Tale

• legend

• myth

• fable

Which type of folk lit uses hyperbole?

• fairy tale

• legend

• fable

• myth

Which type features characters that were real historical figures, but their deeds have been exaggerated?

• tales

• legend

• myth

• fable

Which type is used to explain a mystery of nature or how things came to be?

• tall tales

• fairy tales

• fables

• myths

Which type is typically created for children? 

• Tales

• myths

• fables

• legends

Has animals as characters.

• Fairy Tale

• Fable

• Legend

• Myth

Intended for children.

• Fable

• Legend

• Fairy Tale/Tall Tale

• Myth

A story with a god/goddess

• Fable

• Tall Tale

• Myth

• Legend