Duplicate of Elements of Folk Literature

Aesop is a famous writer of what?

A number often repeated in folk literature is the number?

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

Often focus on a central hero who performs impossible feats

What do we call a lesson directly stated at the end of a fable?

Maui is an example of a...

Other than to entertain, what two main purposes does any myth story serve?

May deal with real people or magical characters. Reflects the values and beliefs of the culture.

Traditional stories based on real-life events. Fact becomes fiction as they are retold.

The story of Hansel and Gretel is considered which type of Folk Literature?

Atlantis would be an example of what type of folk literature?

What type of folk literature deals with real people or magical characters?

This piece of figurative language is a huge exaggeration.

A theme that can be understood across time and culture is....

Paul Bunyan is an example of what type of folk literature?

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

Tales that relate to the actions of gods, goddesses, and the heroes who interact with them.

Stories that are passed down by word of mouth is called:

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

What type of folk literature relates to gods and goddesses? 

A character who fools others and often gets in trouble is known as....

A lesson about life that is directly stated.

Themes that are repeated across many cultures and over many time periods

The change in the sound of language to each region is known as...