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Oral Tradition Your Initials Period
VL3 or Vocabulary List 3
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English
10th Grade
03/14/2011
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YARN
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a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
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FOLK LORE
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including stories, music, dance, legends, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, customs, and so forth within a particular population comprising the traditions (including oral traditions) of that culture, subculture, or group
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FOLK TALE
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a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk
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FOLK HERO
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A folk hero is type of hero, real, fictional, or mythological
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FAIRY TALE
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LEGEND
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MYTH
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FABLE
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ALLEGORY
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ALLUSION
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PARABLE
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TALL TALE
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BALLAD
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EPIC
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EPIC HERO
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