Folk Tale Vocabulary

__ brief stories or poems that often feature animal characters who act and speak like humans

May deal with real people or magical characters, they reflect the values & beliefs a culture

An example(s) of a Tall Tale is...

Language spoken by people in a particular region or group

___ are tales that relate the actions of gods, goddesses, and heroes who interact with them

The sharing of stories by word of mouth

A type of figurative language that uses exaggeration

An example(s) of an epic is...

Are long narrative poems important to the history of a nation or culture.

Larger-than-life figures who overcome obstacles or participate in exciting adventures

View of the world

A type of figurative language in which nonhuman

___ are repeated across many cultures and over many time periods

The reason for writing folk literature

A journey filled with adventure that the hero or heroine goes on to achieve an important goal

_______ are traditional stories based on real-life events

An example(s) of a Legend is...

A clever character who can fool others but often gets into trouble

__ often focus on a central hero who performs impossible feats

An example(s) of a fable is..

Lesson about life that is stated directly, usually at the very end of the work