Folk Literature

stories that explain the actions of gods, goddesses, heroes, or a natural phenomena

men and women who do great and often seemingly impossible deeds

the message about life that is at the center of the story

stories with a hero who does impossible feats and contains hyperbole for comic effect

a device that uses exaggeration or overstatement usually to make people laugh

message about life that applies to every time and place

short stories that have speaking animals that act as people and contains a moral

stories about ordinary people that reveal a culture's traditions and teach a lesson

the sharing of stories, cultures, and ideas by word of mouth

the mention of a well-known person, place, event, or work of art

stories about the past based on real-life events twisted over time

long poems about a hero who goes on a quest and is important to the history of a culture

a lesson about life taught in a story