Early Native American Literature

The extended metaphor in "Song of the Sky Loom" is about weaving

Myths are generally full of archetypes

Relies on the supernatural to explain a natural phenomenon, human behavior, or mystery

Native American storytellers were also considered to be

There is a cohesive body of early native american literature

Two tricksters commonly featured in early native American myths

"I Have Killed the Deer" has a specific poetic form

Giving human behavior and characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena

"World on a Trutle's Back" was told by which tribe?

a crafty creature or being who uses cunning to get food, steal possessions, or cause mischief

Many tribes shared some beliefs but ultimately had unique myths, stories, and religions

Among all tribes there is a strong sense that there is a

What central religious idea is represented in "I Have Killed the Deer"

Before they were written down, Native Americans passed down their stories and traditions

White Buffalo Calf Woman brings what sacred item to the people?

"World on a Turtle's Back" features which literary archetypes?

Pele is the goddess of what?

The two deities invoked (an invocation) in Song of the Sky Loom are Father Earth and Mother Sky

What poetric devices are used in "Song of the Sky Loom" (select two answers)