Folktales and Story Elements Review

Question 1

The conflict in the story is the -

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the problem in the story

Question 2

A story that has a character that is CLEVER and CAUSES PROBLEMS for the other characters is -

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Trickster Tale

Question 3

What is a character trait that could describe Aunty Misery?

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clever

Question 4

Which type of story usually has good vs. evil, magic and royalty?

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Fairytale

Question 5

A common stylistic element found in most folktales that is used to explain the unexplainable.

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Magic

Question 6

The turning point of the story is the -

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climax

Question 7

A common stylistic element found in most folktales, where things happen in sets of three is -

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Rule of Three

Question 8

A story that is passed down generation to generation through oral tradition is called -

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Folktale

Question 9

Fables teach us a moral or lesson

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True

Question 10

A person, place or object which has a meaning in itself but also represents something else

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Symbolism

Question 11

The part of the story where everything has been resolved is called the -

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Denouement

Question 12

Which type of story usually has talking animal characters?

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Fable

Question 13

An interruption in the action of a plot to tell what happened at an earlier time is called -

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Flashback

Question 14

An author's use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story is -

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Foreshadowing

Question 15

A message or idea in a story that is understood across multiple cultures & multiple stories

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Universal Theme

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